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When Cunningham persisted, shouting "What about Wei Jingsheng?" Vogel repeatedly ordered him to sit down...
...wanted to ask him to release Wei Jingsheng," Cunningham said in an interview after the speech. "Wei had been released, but the Chinese reneged on that. They've been playing hardball, but it's become a travesty of justice...
Human rights is the big-ticket item for Clinton, and the Administration has repeatedly said the relationship cannot reach its "full potential" as long as abuses persist. A high-profile gesture from Jiang would help: the release of well-known dissidents like Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan, some sign of religious freedom, a credible retreat on prison labor. But berating Beijing on human rights only injures its sense of sovereignty and challenges the regime's legitimacy. Jiang has given little indication that he is willing to do any of those things for the summit's sake, and China experts...
TIME: Americans care a lot about human rights. Can you explain why it is so difficult to release political dissidents like Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan? How serious a threat are they to your government...
...This time, Christopher did some posturing of his own. "History shows that nations with accountable governments and open societies make for better neighbors," he told 300 Chinese and American students and teachers at Fudan University. In the negotiations, Christopher called for the release of dissidents Wang Dan and Wei Jingsheng-->