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August 1, 2008
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The subject of human rights and China has become a highly politicised battlefield where fears provoked by the country's increasing influence and strength are translated into arguments about the Chinese government's treatment of its citizens. Beijing rightly trumpets economic transformation for its people, but where are the political rights?
wHILE WESTERN liberal democracies celebrate China's economic liberalisation and the benefits its growth have brought to people inside and outside the country, its stance on political and civil rights is deeply problematic.
According to the latest report by the United States State Department issued in March: 'The government [of China's] human rights ...
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