Hillary Clinton uses China visit to seek consensus on tackling global economic woes

The Guardian by Tania Branigan | Feb. 21, 2009 (News Report)

The United States and China could help lead a global economic recovery by working together, Hillary Clinton told a press conference in Beijing this morning.

The US secretary of state has vowed to use her visit to increase co-operation between the two countries, but she has been criticised by campaigners for saying that disagreements over human rights, Taiwan and Tibet should not interfere with making progress on the economy, climate change and ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: China, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 21, 2009 - 5:17 AM PST
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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 21, 2009

A report on the comings and goings of Ms. Clinton in China. With the economy the way it is, Ms. Clinton would have been crazy to bring up human rights at this time. Amnesty Int., should realize that theres a time to beef about human rights and a time to try and get China to go along with us on our economic policies.

If Clinton would have spoken out about human rights, that would have been the headline for the whole trip.

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 by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 21, 2009
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