Wall Street Journal Asia, August 1-3, 2008 No recent American President has promised to do more to combat repression than President George W. Bush. In his second inaugural address in January 2005, he pledged the United States to the goal of ending tyranny in the 21st century. His freedom agenda, formulated in the wake of [...]
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The Fate of the Freedom Agenda
Posted in Asia, China, Democratization, Freedom, Most Exciting Stuff, Trade and Business, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged Asia, Bush, China, economic freedom, freedom agenda, Vietnam on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
China’s Democratic Immunity
Posted in China, Democratization, Most Exciting Stuff, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged China and democracy, economic freedom leads to political freedom, U.S. China policy on March 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wall Street Journal Asia, March 9-11, 2007 Promoting democratization under authoritarianism is hard work. Americans often behave as if democracy will blossom at the snap of our fingers. As the daily violence in Iraq reminds us, though, reality is often much more grim and complicated than our most fervent wishes. Away from the birth pangs [...]
China’s Stubborn Anti-Democracy
Posted in Anti-Americanism, China, Democratization, Freedom, Internet, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged China and democracy, political and economic freedom in China, US China policy on February 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Policy Review, February/March 2007 For more than a decade, successive U.S. presidents have declared that political liberalization leading ultimately to democratization in China would be desirable and decidedly in America’s — and the world’s — interests. The Clinton administration, after some initial tortuous twists and turns, fashioned a policy of “constructive engagement” with the Chinese [...]
The Hate That Won’t Go Away: Anti-Americanism in China
Posted in Anti-Americanism, China, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged 9/11, anti-Americanism in China, Chinese nationalism on June 2, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Telos 135 (Summer 2006) In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many Americans began to ask the question “Why do they hate us?” Today, those who hate us have greatly expanded in number. They range from Muslim fanatics who wish to kill Americans, to numerous citizens of France, Germany, Spain, South Korea, Canada and [...]
Making China Listen
Posted in China, Democratization, Freedom, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged China and democracy, China and human rights, Rep. Chris Smith, US China policy on April 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Weekly Standard Online, April 19, 2006 While Chinese President Hu Jintao prepares to face the White House this week on issues ranging from the bilateral trade deficit to China’s role in resolving the North Korean and Iranian nuclear crises, Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) is planning to slam the Chinese regime for its political repression. The [...]
Reforming the UN Commission on Human Rights: From the Wildly Aburd to Just Absurd
Posted in International Affairs, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged dictators, freedom, UN, UN Commission on Human Rights, UN reform on March 10, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The American Enterprise Online*, March 10, 2006 The United States and the United Nations are engaged in a tussle before the U.N. Commission on Human Rights begins its annual session in Geneva next week. As U.S Ambassador John Bolton threatens to vote against a watered down proposal to reform the discredited Commission, Secretary-General Kofi Annan [...]
Democracy’s Slow Boat to China
Posted in China, Democratization, Internet, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged democracy and China, Google and China, Internet censorship on February 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The Wall Street Journal Asia, February 15, 2006 The U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations will hold a hearing today to examine the operating procedures of U.S. Internet companies in China. But at the heart of the matter rests a burning question that is unlikely to be answered: What if [...]
Google “U.S.”: We Give into China Too
Posted in China, Freedom, Internet, Trade and Business, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged free trade, Freedom, Google and censorship, Google and China, US China policy on February 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
National Review Online, February 2, 2006 The indignant condemnations came quickly for Google. Last week, news surfaced that the company was blocking access to certain politically sensitive terms and websites on its new China site. Since then, Congressman Chris Smith (R., N.J.) has accused Google — which boasts “Don’t Be Evil” as its corporate motto [...]
