「수치나무 침묵」NY타임즈가 유엔 사무총장의 대 중국 저자세 자세를 어렵고 비난
류씨에게의 탄압 접하지 않고
2010.11.4 09:17
【뉴욕=마츠오 사토시야】3 일자의 미국 신문 뉴욕·타임즈는 사설로, 중국을 방문중의 반기문유엔 사무총장이 1일, 북경에서 호금도국가 주석과 회담했을 때, 노벨 평화상 수상이 정해진 복역중의 민주 활동가, 류효파씨에 대한 탄압 등 동국의인권문제에 접하지 않았던것으로 대해서, 「수치나무 침묵」과 어렵게 비난 했다.
사설은 「류씨의 문제는 확실히유엔 사무총장으로서의 책임 범위내에 있다」라고 지적해, 향후 대응이 변함없으면미국은 반씨가 목표로 하는 사무총장 재선에의 지지를 다시 생각해야 한다고 말했다.
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/america/101104/amr1011040919005-n1.htm
Editorial
Mr. Ban Pulls His Punches
Published: November 2, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/opinion/03wed2.html
In a meeting with President Hu Jintao of China in Beijing on Monday, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, discussed climate change and efforts to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. Mr. Ban also nudged China to play a greater role in peacekeeping and in finding political solutions to conflicts in Sudan and Somalia.
He was shamefully silent on one critical issue: Chinas poor human rights record and its unjustified imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo, the countrys leading democracy activist and this years winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr. Liu is serving an 11-year sentence for spurious subversion charges. Since the prize was awarded last month, Chinas authoritarian government has put his wife under house arrest and increased its persecution of other democracy activists.
We have not heard an explanation from Mr. Ban for why he did not raise Mr. Lius case. When asked, his spokesman merely told reporters that “it is correct, he did not discuss human rights,” adding that there were “many topics on the agenda.” That is no explanation.
Mr. Liu, a 54-year-old scholar, writer, poet and social commentator, is an unfaltering advocate of peaceful political change. During the 1989 pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square, he staged a hunger strike, then negotiated a peaceful retreat of student demonstrators as thousands of soldiers stood by with rifles drawn. Since then, he has been harassed and repeatedly detained but has refused to be silenced.
Mr. Lius case and Beijings human rights record are within Mr. Bans purview and responsibilities. China signed the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and should be held to those commitments.
Mr. Ban is expected to stand for a second term as secretary general next year. We hope Mondays performance does not mean that he now plans to pull his punches on sensitive issues to curry favor with China or any other member of the Security Council.
Beijing is far too accustomed to throwing its weight around these days. Too many governments, companies and others are afraid to push back. One admirable exception: the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which ignored Chinas warning not to give Mr. Liu the award. Instead, it commended Mr. Liu for “his long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China” and reminded Chinas leaders that its “new status must entail increased responsibility.”
We suggest Mr. Ban read the full award and then think hard about why he wants a second term. The United States, meanwhile, should think hard about whether it wants to support Mr. Bans re-election.
Liu who? UNs Ban silent on rights during China visit
Nov 1, 2010 14:42 EDT
http://blogs.reuters.com/global/2010/11/01/liu-who-uns-ban-silent-on-rights-during-china-visit/