China is quickly becoming a world superpower and one to be contended with. Everyone knows this and is coming to terms with it, as well as figuring out how to deal with it properly as the U.S. needs to accept they are not “top dog” anymore. However, when concerning human rights and the questionable lack thereof, it is nice to know Hillary Clinton is on top of things. Yesterday, Clinton spoke in front of the Chinese foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, with concern for the way Tibetans are being treated and the random disappearances that seem to happening all across China. Things are not progressing as far as human rights are concerned, and though we are a global community that is constantly intertwining and relating to one another, there needs to be dissent where dissent is warranted. The Taiwan News reported that “Clinton said the U.S. was ‘alarmed by recent incidents in Tibet of young people lighting themselves on fire in desperate acts of protest, as well as the continued house arrest of the Chinese lawyer Chen Guang-cheng.”
There appears to be a theme here, right? There is a large social issue, acknowledged widely by the Chinese population, that something needs to be done concerning human rights and the treatment of Tibetans. Monks and nuns have died in alarming numbers in the recent months, many of whom have claimed their lives in distress and dismay at the current situation. However, the Chinese government is obviously on the defense and claims that they are only out to protect “the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese citizens.”
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1755966
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