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Originally Posted by Guest
Hillary Clinton has been a champion for women's rights and human rights her entire life. Have you heard the speech she gave in Beijing in 1993 on human rights while taking a great risk. Google it and read it. She is an inspiration to young women in the US and around the world.
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First of all it was in 1995 and not 93.
Also, the bottom line...this was written in 2008...on Politifact...
"In an interview on CNN's American Morning on March 5, 2008, Clinton said, "I've been standing up against . . . the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."
Clinton has made similar claims in campaign speeches.
""In no way was this (Clinton's speech) a major confrontation with the Chinese government, or did it in any way resemble a crisis," said Thomas Carothers, vice president for studies-international politics and governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "It was a good speech that set out principles but didn't go outside the bounds of the relatively mild approach to China the U.S. was taking at the time. It was one of many pushes from the outside ... it couldn't be said to change the direction of China's legal reform."
Yes, Clinton delivered a tough speech implying Chinese policies were unacceptable at a global gathering in that nation's capital city. But the Clinton campaign has failed to show she has been involved in the long-term commitment for improvements in China that her statement suggests. We find her claim to be Half True."
A great speech, but what else? | PolitiFact
As always it was a political speech with no substance or follow up.
Please read completely, NOT just selected things sent to you.