Posted on 10/09/2014 6:03:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A U.S. report released Thursday says China’s human rights record has worsened in key areas over the past year and that limits on free speech and assembly are growing.
The annual report by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China said the country has tightened restrictions on civil society, rights advocates, journalists and religious organizations. It added that President Xi Jinping has adhered “to the authoritarian model of his predecessors” since taking power last year.
That model “poses a serious challenge to U.S.-China relations and China’s own development,” the report said. It recommended that the U.S. press for more freedoms in China, including by looking at how it issues visas to Chinese officials. …
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China thinks that by shoving bad news under the rug they can make it go away. They’re wrong of course.
They gotz more money than us.
Maybe we should focus on improving our position and undermine theirs.
Their allies in DC will insure that the opposite happens.
The Peoples Square is a couple kilometers from our hotel in Beijing. I hope to take some shots and soak in the environment, hope I dont dissolve. I will try and shoot off pics.
Its worsening in the USA as well
So, do something about it, if ya can.
Ok so the chi coms are not great at the way they treat their own.
In retaliation the chi coms will release a report stating that the U.S. Treats blacks and minorities poorly.
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