BEIJING (BP)--Canadian diplomats, in a confidential report from Beijing, state that China is making "incremental progress" in human rights and may make "steady forward movement" in the future, according to The Globe and Mail newspaper.
Ottawa, however, is not convinced.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet are so critical of the human rights record of next year's Olympics host that they have cancelled Canada's annual human rights dialogue with China. The apparent discrepancy between the Ottawa administration's perceptions and those of Canada's Beijing diplomats mirrors the debate within Christian circles....
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
