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Hillary Clinton: Top diplomat or top fool?

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2011-5-14 09:28

The Atlantic: Hillary Clinton: China 'trying to stop history, which is a fool's errand'

As top American and Chinese officials gathered in Washington yesterday to launch the third annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared that both countries "have much more to gain from cooperation than from conflict" and that "a thriving America is good for China and a thriving China is good for America," though she also reiterated America's "concern about human rights." In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, however, Clinton had much harsher words for the Chinese regime.

After Clinton referenced China's "deplorable human rights record" as part of a larger discussion about America's response to the Arab Spring, Goldberg pointed out that the Chinese "are acting very scared right now" as uprisings roil the Middle East and North Africa. "They're worried," Clinton responded, "and they are trying to stop history, which is a fool's errand. They cannot do it. But they're going to hold it off as long as possible."

In analyzing Clinton's words, Goldberg notes that while the Obama administration has been escalating its criticism of China's human rights record recently, especially after the arrest of the dissident artist Ai Weiwei, Clinton went a step further by suggesting that China's one-party system will eventually collapse. Her statement, he says, reminded him of Ronald Reagan's articulation of American policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War: "We win and they lose." Clinton's comments, he adds, suggest that "she sees the Arab Spring as the harbinger of a worldwide move toward democracy."

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) listens to the closing statement by China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Interior Department in Washington May 10, 2011

Global Times : Hillary's China censure a fool's errand

Although the Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday downplayed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's harsh comments on China's human rights record, her remarks did shock the Chinese public, particularly because the insult was uttered by America's top diplomat.

This echoed her speech at the just-concluded China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, in which she used "disappeared" to refer to the arrest of some Chinese lawyers and artists.

Although the Chinese government has made it clear that artist Ai Weiwei was arrested on charges of "economic crimes," Clinton's choice of words produced some misleading implications for her audience – Ai was abducted by somebody.

It is not rare for the US media to use whatever words they want in reporting about China's affairs. But it is unacceptable to hear Clinton, as the US secretary of state, insulting the Chinese delegates to their face.

Since the latest upheaval in the Middle East, some US politicians seem very optimistic over the prospect of Western-style democracy sweeping the world. They believe China will be next.

A sense of superiority has twisted the thinking of some US officials.

Pointing out China's problems is no surprise. But now they have begun to throw out insensitive words. We don't know if it was a slip-of-tongue by Clinton, or whether US officials believe they can hurl whatever insults they wish at China.

Clinton and other US officials may argue that they are criticizing China out of "sincere friendship," and that the Chinese may be oversensitive to criticism. But in the past, the US government has bristled over criticism by China.

Chinese media is often labeled "nationalistic" when opinion-makers lash out at the US.

Nevertheless, we wish that senior American officials would learn some basic etiquette in their dealing with other countries.

As with relationships between ordinary people, the basic rules of politeness will help people communicate smoothly and not enrage each other with irresponsible slurs.

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Hillary is against diplomatic etiquette

Hillary used the derogatory term ‘fool’s errand’ to remark China’s human rights. What she said with the cavalier attitude is not consistent with the holding of US top diplomat. Is this Hillary once slip of the tongue or Americans think they can use such words to tease China at any time? Americans may say that you Chinese are too sensitive, the words in English are quiet regular.

While in 2007, Ye Xiaowen, former head of State Administration for Religious Affairs, published an article in a Chinese newspaper, criticizing then US president George W. Bush's military involvement in Iraq. The US media reacted strongly, which resulted in the Chinese media outlet's withdrawal of the article from its website.

The New York Times said that ‘even when China opposes American policies, it is rare for a sitting official to cast aspersions on an American president by name’. U.S. media haven’t made any discussion this time after Hillary Clinton, as the secretary of state, remarked China with such harsh word.

We hope the politics training of senior U.S. officials is solid and stable. Whether politicians or an ordinary people, basic courtesy is one of essential bottom line. As the chief U.S. diplomat, Hillary should not be a person who takes the lead in promoting derogatory term from English to international relations area.

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