This may be a side-effect of the Copenhagen failure, but it certainly wasn't an intended one. China borked the negotiations for the sake of money, power, and world dominance. Unfortunately, this seems to be the motivation behind much of the Chinese government's actions.
On issues which do not threaten these goals, China may "seem pro-freedom". However, most of the important issues (free speech, rights of the accused, labor rights, religion, etc. etc.) do. And on those issues, they're decidedly less free.
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This may be a side-effect of the Copenhagen failure, but it certainly wasn't an intended one. China borked the negotiations for the sake of money, power, and world dominance. Unfortunately, this seems to be the motivation behind much of the Chinese government's actions.
On issues which do not threaten these goals, China may "seem pro-freedom". However, most of the important issues (free speech, rights of the accused, labor rights, religion, etc. etc.) do. And on those issues, they're decidedly less free.