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Activists 'shocked' at Clinton stance on China rights
Activists 'shocked' at Clinton stance on China rights
AFP/POOL US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles upon arrival at the airport in Beijing. Amnesty International
BBC NEWS | Americas | China rights 'worsened', says US
news.bbc.co.uk — China's human rights record worsened in some areas in 2008, the US state department concluded in its... annual report on rights around the world. The report accused China of harassing dissidents and increasing its repression of ethnic minorities. It came ... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | China rights 'worsened', says US
Under My Bus: Amnesty International 'Shocked' By Hillary
Under My Bus: Amnesty International 'Shocked' By Hillary
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com — You believed us, suckersThe latest to be served up on the platter are the useful idiots from... Amnesty International, who never utter a peep while there's a Democrat in the White House. Bought, paid for and heck, they'll park cars if you ask.Or so we ... (more) Under My Bus: Amnesty International 'Shocked' By Hillary
Your Doing it Wrong...
Your Doing it Wrong...
mudvillegazette.com — ... When even Russia tells you so "We must not revert to isolationism and unrestrained economic egotism...... Excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state's omnipotence is another possible mistake. True, the state's increased role in times of crisis is a natural ... (more) Your Doing it Wrong...
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Clinton "Disappoints" on Tibet
Ace of Spades HQ — Clinton "Disappoints" on Tibet Hillary doesn't placate . Paying her first visit to Asia as the top US diplomat, Clinton said the United States would continue to press China on long-standing US concerns over human rights such as its rule over Tibet. "But our pressing on those issues can't interfere on the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis," Clinton told reporters in Seoul just before leaving for Beijing. A year ago, when it wasn't their problem to deal with, they were sniping and badgering Bush to stay ...

Amnesty Intl.'s Fair Criticism Of Hillary Clinton
TalkLeft — ... In response to some, in my view, unfortunate remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Amnesty International levelled some harsh but appropriate criticism: ...

Under My Bus: Amnesty International 'Shocked' By Hillary
JammieWearingFool — ... The latest to be served up on the platter are the useful idiots from Amnesty International , who never utter a peep while there's a Democrat in the White House. Bought, paid for and heck, they'll park cars if you ask. Or so we thought. Now here they are, a month to the day of the Dawning of the Age of Obama, and thump, thump, is that the bus ...

Helplessly hoping
Belmont Club — ... comes a report from AFP quoting Hillary Clinton as saying that human rights concerns won’t hinder relations with China. Paying her first visit to Asia as the top US diplomat, Clinton said the United States would continue to press China on long-standing US concerns over human rights such as its rule over Tibet.“But our pressing on those issues can’t interfere on the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis,” Clinton told reporters in Seoul just before leaving for Beijing. So why are the Chinese dissidents worth less than the Gazans? We ...

HOPE AND CHANGE! Activists ’shocked’ at Clinton stance on China rights….
Instapundit — HOPE AND CHANGE! Activists ’shocked’ at Clinton stance on China rights.

Hillary: We won’t let human rights get in the way of trade with China
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... ) would lead the way to Truth and Justice.  For Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, though, the answer to WWJD and WWBOD is — what Bush did : Amnesty International and a pro-Tibet group voiced shock Friday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed not to let human rights concerns hinder cooperation with China. Paying her first visit to Asia as the top US diplomat, Clinton said the United States would continue to press China on long-standing US concerns over human rights such as its rule over Tibet.“But our pressing on those issues can’t interfere on the global economic ...

Hillary Throws Human Rights Under the Bus
Little Green Footballs — ... Imagine if this had been said by a Bush administration official: Activists ‘shocked’ at Clinton stance on China rights. ...

Taylor Marsh: Secretary Clinton's China Candor Draws Criticism
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "But our pressing on those issues can't interfere on the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis." - Secretary Clinton ...

George Bush Stood With Democracy Activists-- Obama Stands With Dictators
Gateway Pundit — ... holding talks with the Iranian regime, and accepted China's human rights abuses. That's quite a record and it hasn't even been 200 days since they took office. ...

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with China's top leaders Saturday, the last and most crucial stop-over in her Asia trip, signaling the new U.S. administration's first attempts to lay a foundation towards a China policy.
Clinton Meets With China's LeadershipWSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Clinton, in an initial day of meetings, stressed cooperation on pressing economic and environmental challenges, rather than issues that have historically divided the U.S. and China.