Xi Jinping 习近平 in Washington

The New York Times

Until now, the Chinese government has successfully deflected international pressure for change largely because a group of money-grubbing Western investors, desperate politicians and opportunistic scholars have fawned over China’s vast foreign reserves and market potential. One can only hope that the American government will see past the money and unequivocally support the voices of reform and push for political change from within. Despite China’s tough talk, pressure from the West matters and can make a difference.

--Ho Pin 何频, founder of Mirrorbooks.com 明鏡网, a Hong Kong dissident publishing house. This essay was translated by Wenguang Huang from the Chinese.

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