Will Human Rights Figure in Discussions Between Hu Jintao and Obama? Mark Leon Goldberg January 18, 2011 Brookings Institution China Center Director Kenneth Lieberthal explains what will be driving the discussion between the United States and China.It is disappointing, though not unexpected, that human rights issues are sidelined.
Liu Xiaobo Wins Nobel. UPDATE: Sec Gen Cautiously Reacts Mark Leon Goldberg October 8, 2010 Does awarding Liu Xiaobo the prize provide a boon to Chinese liberals or does it embolden Beijing hardliners who pursue what the west might consider an antagonistic foreign policies?