Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday attacked
the Obama administration over its handling of the case of Chinese
dissident Chen Guangcheng, calling the case a “dark day for freedom” and
a “day of shame for the Obama administration.”
“The reports are, if they are accurate, that our administration, willingly or unwittingly communicated to Chen an implicit threat to his family, and also probably sped up, or may have sped up the process of his decision to leave the embassy because they wanted to move on to a series of discussions that Mr. Geithner and our secretary of state are planning to have with China,” Romney said in a campaign speech in Portsmouth, Va.
It was the first time the candidate and presumptive Republican presidential nominee in the November elections criticized the president on an issue related to China.
“It’s also apparent according to these reports, if they are accurate, that our embassy failed to put in place the kind of verifiable measures that would ensure the safety of Mr. Chen and his family,” Romney said. “If these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom. And it’s a day of shame for the Obama administration. We are a place of freedom here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack.”
The unfolding drama of the blind human rights activist has put the Obama administration on the defensive as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are in Beijing for high-profile economic and strategic talks designed to promote U.S.-China relations.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/dark-day-for-freedom/
“The reports are, if they are accurate, that our administration, willingly or unwittingly communicated to Chen an implicit threat to his family, and also probably sped up, or may have sped up the process of his decision to leave the embassy because they wanted to move on to a series of discussions that Mr. Geithner and our secretary of state are planning to have with China,” Romney said in a campaign speech in Portsmouth, Va.
It was the first time the candidate and presumptive Republican presidential nominee in the November elections criticized the president on an issue related to China.
“It’s also apparent according to these reports, if they are accurate, that our embassy failed to put in place the kind of verifiable measures that would ensure the safety of Mr. Chen and his family,” Romney said. “If these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom. And it’s a day of shame for the Obama administration. We are a place of freedom here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack.”
The unfolding drama of the blind human rights activist has put the Obama administration on the defensive as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are in Beijing for high-profile economic and strategic talks designed to promote U.S.-China relations.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/dark-day-for-freedom/
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