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US Slams China on Human Rights Record

By Joseph SchumanMar 12th 2010 – 7:14AM
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(March 11) -- The United States has taken a fresh swing at China's human rights record at a time when the Obama administration is wooing Beijing for support against Iran, highlighting the tension between the idealistic side of American diplomacy and its pragmatic need for geopolitical bargaining. The State Department's...

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  • 02/09/12 Bahrain must do more to heal rifts after unrest: US Source: AlertNet Bahrain has taken "important steps" towards reform, but needs to do more to heal the rifts left after it crushed a pro-democracy uprising last year, a senior U.S. official said during a visit to the Gulf state on Thursday.
  • 02/03/12 US Urges Monitoring of Burma By-elections Source: The Irrawaddy - Thailand The United States has urged Burma to allow local and international monitors at April 1 by-elections, seen as an important step in the country's democratic transition.
  • 02/03/12 ‘The process is neither smooth nor linear' Source: Mizzima Establishing peace in ethnic areas will be the most difficult challenge looking ahead in Burmese politics, a high U.S. human rights official said on Tuesday.
  • 02/02/12 US decries 'worsened' Myanmar violence Source: The Straits Times - Singapore The United States on Thursday urged Myanmar to address what it called worsening ethnic violence and to accept international monitors to ensure the fairness of closely watched upcoming by-elections.
  • 01/26/12 State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January... Source: eNews Park Forest - Park Forest IL We've been late all week, so we're going to have to pull that – pull up our socks here.

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