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Article: China sees 'hypocrisy' in U.S. human rights report State Department cites more harassment
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- International Herald Tribune
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- March 10, 2006
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Joseph Kahn
International Herald Tribune
03-10-2006
China on Thursday criticized the human rights record of the United States, arguing that racial discrimination remained pervasive and that the American military abused prisoners held at detention centers abroad.In a sharply worded response to the annual State Department report on human rights conditions globally, which was released Wednesday in Washington, China's State Council, or cabinet, said the U.S. government should concentrate on improving its own rights record.''As in previous years, the State Department pointed the finger at human rights situations in more than 190 countries and regions, including China, but kept silent on the ...