China is indignant at an American anti-China human rights motion at the UN. With their attitude to free speech and expression it is a wonder. Check out the excellent Living in China for much more on this and reaction to it. Then I refer the CCP to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in this case Article 19:
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.Yep, China's right to be "indignant" about the USA's resolution. Things like this help remind us why China isn't all it appears to be.
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As an aside times like this prove the real value of Living in China as a blog portal and aggregator for all China blogs.
Posted by Simon at March 25, 2004 11:49 AM | TrackBackChina isn't all it appears to be.
Err, China appears to be a totalitarian state, partially communist, heavily authoritarian, with a thin veneer of capitalism in certain areas and a generally lousy record on human rights.
Is that wrong?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 25, 2004 04:38 PM