Incarcerated Tibetans everywhere will be glad to hear about the fight to shrink China's carbon footprint.
From the Associated Press:
BEIJING – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a frequent, fierce critic of China, called for U.S.-Chinese cooperation to fight climate change in a speech Tuesday that skirted human rights and other contentious issues. Pelosi's comments to an audience of Chinese and American officials and businesspeople stressed common environmental interests — an approach that fits with President Barack Obama's emphasis on engagement with Beijing, rather than confrontation. ...Underscoring the shift in emphasis was Pelosi's change in tone. For nearly 20 years, the California Democrat has frequently criticized Beijing over human rights and opposed giving the authoritarian government normal trading rights and the Olympics. Pelosi, who leaves Beijing on Thursday for Hong Kong, mentioned human rights glancingly, though she said in a speech in Shanghai on Monday that she would "continue to speak out for human rights in China and around the world." |
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