Hillary Angers Chinese Even Before She Announces Presidential Run

The detention of women's activists in #China must end. This is inexcusable. #FreeBeijing20Five Read this story: — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 7, 2015

“We hope that public figures in other countries can respect China’s judicial sovereignty and independence,” was the abrupt response from Beijing, clearly aimed at Hillary Clinton, after the yet-to-announce-her-run-for-president-ness, denounced as “inexcusable” the detention of five women activists. On suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, the five women face a jail sentence of up to five years, and so Clinton, using direct social media channels, tweeted, “The detention of women’s activists in China must end. This is inexcusable”. China’s Foreign Ministry said the matter was an internal affair.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 04/07/2015.