Bush To Speak about Human Rights in China

US President George Bush will give a speech in Thailand today denouncing China's human rights record. The White House has released some of the speech already:

“The United States believes the people of China deserve the fundamental liberty that is the natural right of all human beings. So America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents, human rights advocates and religious activists.”

Meanwhile, some feel the President's proposed speech is not enough. Sophie Richardson of Human Rights Watch, said it is "absurd to try to sustain the claim that America's policies are principled while then effectively standing back and saying, 'We will watch from the sidelines while the Chinese do what they do.' "