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September 08 , 2016
  • The New York Times：Pressing Asia Agenda, Obama Treads Lightly on Human Rights
    The New York Times reports: "As China challenges the United States for influence in Asia, the administration is concerned that any criticism of nations like Malaysia,Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos for backsliding on human rights could alienate them rather than pulling them closer. At the same time, shining a spotlight on China's own rough treatment of dissidents risks losing Beijing's cooperation on issues like trade, climate change and nuclear proliferation....'Decades of experience should make clear to Washington that Beijing responds only to the expectation of unpleasant consequences,' said Sophie Richardson, the China director for Human Rights Watch. 'Why not threaten sanctions, cut out the pointless pomp or visibly align with peaceful critics of the government?' she said. 'On other diplomatic, economic and security issues, governments recognize and use these points of leverage. Why not on human rights?'...Others say Mr. Obama, who speaks openly about civil rights in the United States, has been wise not to inject the issue into talks with China...They say the president understands that a more powerful China is better able to resist American pressure on human rights than it was a decade ago."
  • The Washington Post：Obama puts South China Sea back on agenda at summit
    The Washington Post reports: "President Barack Obama put the long-simmering dispute in the South China Sea front and center on the agenda at a regional summit Thursday as it became clear that most of the other leaders gathered in the Laotian capital were going to let China off with a mild rebuke over its territorial expansion in the resource-rich waters....ASEAN held a separate meeting later Thursday with eight world powers, including China and the U.S, in a gathering known as the East Asia Summit. The participants were expected to let China off with a muted reprimand over its expansionist activities in South China Sea, according to a draft of their joint statement. The final version was not immediately released....Referring to the arbitration panel's ruling that invalidated China's territorial claims, Obama said, 'I realize this raises tensions but I also look forward to discussing how we can constructively move forward together to lower tensions and promote diplomacy and regional stability.'" 
  • The Economist：The city that scares China
    The Economist comments: "Six of the 70 people who won seats in the territory's Legislative Council, known as Legco, were people who want Hong Kong to be more independent from China....As the Communist Party in Beijing sees it, it is the composition of the opposing camp, not its slightly bigger size, that is a cause for much anxiety. Gone from Legco are several veterans who have been vocal critics of the party (which operates only covertly in Hong Kong)....China's initial reaction to the results in Hong Kong has been guarded (beyond trying, as usual, to scrub the internet clean of any comment on the territory's democratic endeavours). Its media have barely mentioned them. But the leadership's worries are clear. A government statement said that advocating independence for Hong Kong was 'a threat to China's sovereignty and security' and would damage the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. It expressed support for any legal action taken by Hong Kong's government to stop it."
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