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China Raises Annual Concerns about Human Rights in the US
China on Thursday published a report lambasting the United States for trampling on human rights in a response to harsh criticism of its human rights record issued by the Department of State on Tuesday.
In its report, the U.S. State Department said China’s poor human rights record deteriorated further last year with officials arresting reporters, activists and lawyers. It also faulted China for rampant corruption and government control of courts and judges.
China has been responding to the State Department’s annual human rights records for eight years with its own reports. But this year’s record got extra publicity with a wide coverage on the Chinese television and in the Xinhua news agency.
China fired back saying that the United States itself has a poor human rights records with discriminations against racial minorities and women, war crimes and manipulating mass media.
“As in previous years, the State Department pointed the finger at human rights conditions in more than 190 countries and regions, including China, but avoided touching on the human rights situation in the United States,” the report said.
Washington has not as yet reacted to the publication.
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All the Article in Russian as of Mar. 09, 2007
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