Clinton Asks China to End ‘Deplorable’ Human Rights Policies
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The U.S. risked China’s wrath by pressing the world’s second-biggest economy on its human rights record, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling it a “fool’s errand” to try and deter dissent and free speech.
In an interview with The Atlantic magazine, the top U.S. diplomat accused China “of trying to stop history, which is a fool’s errand.” In some of her strongest language to date, Clinton called China’s human-rights record “deplorable,” according to excerpts of an April 7 interview published today.