Activists Push PM on Rights Issues in China

Trade should take a backseat to rule of law, say NGOs

Published January 19, 2005

Bloc MP Roger Clavet knows from personal experience how forcefully the Chinese government reins in journalists reporting on its domestic affairs.

Before running successfully for a federal seat this June, Mr. Clavet wrote French-language copy for the Chinese state-owned and controlled media organization Xinhua, from 1997-1999. He first applied for the job in the early '90s on the recommendation of a...

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