May 2012

Human rights must be at the center of U.S.-China policy

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 00:00

President Barack Obama's China policy combines deterrence and engagement, but it gives insufficient attention to human rights.

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Activist crisis in China is Gary Locke's human rights moment

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 00:00

As a former U.S. commerce secretary and governor of Washington state, Gary Locke wasn't considered much of a heavyweight on human rights when he became the first Chinese-American ambassador to Beijing last year.

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Don’t Believe China’s Promises

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 13:20

Few people understand the predicament of Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights activist who sought and then gave up American protection in Beijing, as well as I do.

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Engagement with China is the best path to human rights

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 13:19

THE STRENGTHENING of economic ties and security cooperation with China, the world’s second-largest economic and military power, is an essential objective of US foreign policy.

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Solar Disarray

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 00:00

This was supposed to be a happy time for BrightSource Energy. A year ago, on Earth Day 2011, the Oakland, Calif.-based solar-power startup announced plans to go public in spring 2012.

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World Press Freedom Day: One Year on, Violation of Uyghur’s Freedom of Expression Still Continuing

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 00:00

World Uyghur Congress (WUC) condemns once again in the strongest possible terms the continuing violation of the right to freedom of expression of the Uyghur people in East Turkestan and draws attention to the international community at the lack of improvement witnessed on the ground during the past year.

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Chinese dissidents slam U.S. handling of Chen Guangcheng case

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 00:00

Several Chinese dissidents who left their country for the United States scorned the deal struck over escaped activist Chen Guangcheng this week, complaining the U.S. had failed to flex its muscle to protect the blind dissident who sought refuge in its Beijing embassy.

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A look at dissidents who have left China in recent years

Wed, 05/02/2012 - 06:01

Why would the blind legal activist who fled house arrest in China want to remain there instead of seeking asylum, as some of Chen Guangcheng’s friends have said?

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Human rights showdown awaits Clinton in Beijing, where blind lawyer’s fate is being discussed

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 22:22

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Beijing, where a tense human rights showdown awaits over the fate of a blind Chinese lawyer said to be under U.S. protection after escaping from house arrest.

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China Tries 36 Over Mosque Clashes

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 22:21

Hui Muslims had protested the destruction of a local religious center.

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