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Outside APEC, Complaints of Intimidation, Assaults

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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco at APEC Summit.

 

This article by Susan Crabtree was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.

The United States sent Chinese President Xi Jinping a dissonant message on human rights this week when the Biden administration and California officials rolled out the red carpet for the brutal dictator.

Xi’s 10 years as president are marked by a genocide against China’s Muslim minority, attempts to wipe out Tibetan culture, and persecution of Christians and followers of Falun Gong – not to mention a crackdown on democracy, religious freedom, and civil rights in Hong Kong.

Yet, during official and unofficial meetings this week, there was no mention of the long list of atrocities. 

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