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Clinton actually went back on a lot of things that Bush Sr. pulled through. Clinton practically set Tibet's status back to nothing. Any leader would have done similar things, though. China's market had just opened up, and that was more important.
As for China becoming more free; there has been progress. And hey, it worked in Taiwan.
As for pushing for a Chinese democracy right now would make me feel a whole lot more unsafe. The Communist party doesn't have enough power right now for China to make the transition. While the party makes the rules, and controls Beijing, it has no power to wield over the outer provinces, where the self-proclaimed mayors etc. resemble robber barons.
For China to become a working democracy, the communist party would first have to clean up in a nasty way. China is nowhere close to being ready for democracy right now - no decisions could be enforced, apart from strategic decisions involving the military.
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