President Clinton ripped up the Executive order that linked human rights with trade and that was an absolute pivot point for deterioration in China.
John Sifton: “President Clinton ripped up the Executive order that linked human rights with trade and that was an absolute pivot point…”
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Sifton recalls a significant policy change affecting human rights in China.
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