U.S., China Agree to Focus on Economy, Climate

Washington Post by Glenn Kessler | Feb. 22, 2009 (News Report)
Long-Standing Human Rights Concerns Put on Back Burner During Clinton Trip

China and the United States agreed Saturday to begin high-level consultations on combating the global economic crisis and climate change, with China's poor human rights record relegated as a lesser priority.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held extensive talks with a panoply of Chinese officials, including President Hu Jintao, and toured a new low-emissions power plant using General Electric technology to highlight the Obama ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: China, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Feb 21, 2009 - 10:30 PM PST
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Feb. 22, 2009

A straight report on the application of "smart power". Not much context or depth, but reports both favorable and unfavorable reactions.

I worked in China for almost a year, and know firsthand that private agreements produce better results than public confrontations. Public bludgeoning has not produced human rights in China. Private persuasion can't do much worse.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 22, 2009

I wonder if the nature of Obama's politics means human rights taking a back seat when more hopeful issues (e.g. green energy) are easier to talk about?

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