German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters he had raised specific human rights cases in his meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. But he declined to say which dissidents he had mentioned, saying that wouldn't help their cause.
(But of course, mentioning it does help Guido's cause...)
The wife of Liu Xiaobo, a dissident sentenced last month to 11 years in prison for "incitement to subvert state power," had asked Westerwelle to bring up her husband's case in his high-level meetings. "It would be very important," she told the German press agency, dpa. The German foreign minister is in China as part of a four-day trip to Asia - his first since becoming foreign minister - and is set to meet with opposition groups on Saturday.
The German foreign minister is in China as part of a four-day trip to Asia - his first since becoming foreign minister - and is set to meet with opposition groups on Saturday.
AFP - China said Friday that Google's threat to pull out of the country over cyberattacks and official censorship would not affect Beijing's overall trade and economic ties with the United States. The comments from the commerce ministry came after Washington again demanded explanations from Beijing following the US Internet giant's allegations that it was the victim of cyberattacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists. The company has said it may abandon its operations in China, the world's largest online market with 360 million web users, and also has warned it will stop bowing to China's army of Internet censors.
AFP - China said Friday that Google's threat to pull out of the country over cyberattacks and official censorship would not affect Beijing's overall trade and economic ties with the United States.
The comments from the commerce ministry came after Washington again demanded explanations from Beijing following the US Internet giant's allegations that it was the victim of cyberattacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists.
The company has said it may abandon its operations in China, the world's largest online market with 360 million web users, and also has warned it will stop bowing to China's army of Internet censors.
