Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth):Because China is a dictatorship, Beijing can ignore consumer desires and job creation in favor of its mercantilist policies. Yet Western governments treat human rights in China as a secondary (if that) concern.

Kenneth Roth

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Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now senior fellow, Yale University (Law and Jackson). My book: "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).

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Kenneth Roth@KenRoth

2026.08.04 15:51

Because China is a dictatorship, Beijing can ignore consumer desires and job creation in favor of its mercantilist policies. Yet Western governments treat human rights in China as a secondary (if that) concern.