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The News of the World Reaction to the Clinton-Jiang debate on Chinese television
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If only the world were a talk show, Mr. Clinton would solve all its problems. But it's not. Though Mr. Clinton was allowed to push freedom on Chinese state television, the Chinese police have been quietly rounding up dissidents and activists, making sure they got no chance to talk to the visiting press. By now, Mr. Clinton ought to have learned first hand that engaging the Chinese is no straightforward matter.
Hong Kong Standard
It is perhaps natural for a powerful nation to flex its economic and military muscles. The question is whether it is doing so tactfully, discreetly and with compassion and respect for the interests and concerns of others.
Times of India
The righteous presidential rhetoric on Tiananmen Square, human rights, Tibet, religious freedom etc appears to be a charade to hide Mr Clinton's connivance in China's proliferation efforts. In 1971, one US president, Richard Nixon, looked away from the massive genocide in Bangladesh and wooed Mao Zedong at the height of the Cultural Revolution, all in the name of winning China over to his side.
Twenty-seven years later, another US president is joining hands with the same authoritarian power responsible for wrecking non-proliferation norms, this time for commercial gains. That president resigned under the threat of impeachment. This one is under investigation for various alleged misdemeanours. It is now up to the US Congress and public to investigate why their country is striking an alliance with the proliferator against the victim of the proliferation activity.
The Straits Times, Singapore
China's state-controlled newspapers yesterday hailed the "broad and important consensus" reached between China and the United States during the summit the day before between the two presidents. The story which would have attracted the most interest was the one on the 75-minute presidential press conference, which China Central Television aired live. The Chinese- language dailies, however, blacked out coverage of these issues. They published only the texts of prepared speeches made by the two leaders at the start of the media session. Three-quarters of the space was devoted to Mr Jiang's speech although it had lasted only eight minutes compared to Mr Clinton's 20-minute address. And none of the dailies published any commentary on the summit's outcome.
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