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2016-09-07 Government

Clinton Turned Away High-Level Chinese Defector to Assist Beijing Leaders

[FreeBeacon] Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton turned away a high-ranking Chinese defector who sought political asylum after the communist police chief sought refuge in a U.S. consulate in southwestern China four years ago.

Critics say Clinton's handling of the defection of Wang Lijun, a close aide to a regional Communist Party leader, was a blunder and lost opportunity for U.S. intelligence to gain secrets about the leaders of America's emerging Asian adversary.

Instead of sheltering Wang and granting him political asylum, Clinton agreed to turn him over to Chinese authorities in Beijing, and claimed he was not qualified for American sanctuary because of his past role as a police chief accused of corruption.

However, the defector’s case highlights Clinton's policy of seeking to preserve U.S. ties with China's communist leadership instead of pursuing much-needed intelligence gathering on China at a time when Beijing is emerging as an increasingly threatening power.

Clinton defended the betrayal of Wang in her 2014 memoir, Hard Choices. The former secretary and current Democratic presidential nominee revealed in the book that the U.S. government agreed to keep secret all details of Wang’s sensational defection attempt in order to help Beijing's Communist rulers avoid public embarrassment over a major internal power struggle and high-level corruption scandal months ahead of then-Chinese leader Hu Jintao's transfer of power to current supreme leader Xi Jinping.

Details of the mishandling of the Wang defection have been kept secret by the Obama administration, and Clinton's version of events were contradicted by U.S. officials and the official Chinese account. Instead of gaining long-term access to a valuable defector with inside knowledge of Chinese strategy and policies, Clinton contacted the Chinese government in Beijing and allowed security officials to take Wang into custody outside the U.S. consulate some 30 hours after he entered the property in a daring bid to flee China for the United States.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-07 00:33|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Betraying people who need her help seems to be a recurring pattern with Beest.

Contemplate the implications if she has the position of Commander-in-Chief.

Posted by charger 2016-09-07 00:59|| 2016-09-07 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 "Treason never doth prosper, for what reason?"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-07 01:37|| 2016-09-07 01:37|| Front Page Top

#3 I remember when that happened. That was some serious bullshit. He turned up at the US consulate in Chengdu and they just hung him out to dry. Now I know who did it.

Posted by Thumper Dribble5791 2016-09-07 02:35|| 2016-09-07 02:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Apparently Wang didn't know enough to make a "donation" to the foundation.

Posted by gorb 2016-09-07 07:30|| 2016-09-07 07:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Clinton contacted the Chinese government in Beijing and allowed security officials to take Wang into custody outside the U.S. consulate some 30 hours after he entered the property in a daring bid to flee China for the United States.

The number of defections at the U.S. Consulate have tapered-off dramatically.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-07 07:36|| 2016-09-07 07:36|| Front Page Top

#6 So, how much did China pay to the foundation for that service? I assume the payment comes first and the service as needed.

Despicable is too nice a word for the Clintons.

Posted by AlanC 2016-09-07 08:04|| 2016-09-07 08:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Instead of sheltering Wang and granting him political asylum, Clinton agreed to turn him over to Chinese authorities in Beijing, and claimed he was not qualified for American sanctuary because of his past role as a police chief accused of corruption.

Since when does a little bit of corruption bother Hildabeest?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-09-07 11:09|| 2016-09-07 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 What? No kowtow?

Posted by gorb 2016-09-07 15:29|| 2016-09-07 15:29|| Front Page Top

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