But embracing a confrontational and exclusionary approach toward China would foreclose most progressive opportunities in the United States and around the world. But on the single most important international relationship, that between the United States and China, confusion and ambivalence reign among progressives. To continue in this direction, however, would foreclose most progressive possibilities in the United States and around the world. A more effective human rights agenda is possible, but it requires that we draw a sharp line between criticism of China’s human rights record and the militarists pushing a containment policy. A more effective human rights agenda is possible, but it requires that we draw a sharp line between criticism of China’s human rights record and the militarists pushing a containment policy.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2024 22:32 UTC