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Hillary, Human Rights and Tibet
When Hillary Clinton downplayed human rights as part of the U.S. agenda in dealing with Beijing during her visit to Asia last month, I was of two minds.
I understood editorials such as the one that ran in The Post blasting her for her statements. But I also empathized with the secretary because of the automaton-like quality of our interactions with Beijing over issues such as Tibet, Taiwan and, more broadly, human rights.
As she said: "We know what they are going to say because I've had those kinds of conversations for more than a decade with Chinese leaders."
Ultimately, I came to this wishy-washy conclusion: if you're going to tweak your human rights policy with China, you probably want to do it quietly. Unconfirmed reports this week that China is engaged in a human rights crackdown have, if anything, reinforced my belief that Clinton's public diplomacy last month was at best premature. Here's why.
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