Human Rights not an Important Issue with China- Hillary Clinton.

When asked about Chinese Human rights abuses, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, pretty much said that is on the backburner and that the global economic crisis and global warming are more pressing. Although human rights talk by the government has almost always been about lip service. It seems like the first time that a high ranking official mentioned that human rights is of secondary importance. Telegraph

Its a sad day for international human rights and one can expect China to use its rising leverage against the US and expect the US government to take a softer line against Beijing. With the global recession getting worse, China maybe one of the few countries that could gain from this crisis and it's more then just the financing of US debt.