Obama to Raise Human Rights With Chinese President, Aide Says

Nov 9th, 2009 - Bloomberg

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Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama intends todiscuss human rights, religious freedom and democratic valueswhen he meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing nextweek, a senior White House official said.

“The president will raise human rights concerns directly,directly with President Hu,” said Jeffrey Bader, seniordirector for East Asian affairs at the president’s NationalSecurity Council.

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