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Transcript: China's Human-Rights Record Called Into Question Again
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- NPR Morning Edition
- Article date:
- April 23, 1996
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For the second year, a resolution to criticize China's human-rights
record is before the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. The U.S. is
sponsoring the resolution, while China says the issue is an internal
one.
BOB EDWARDS, Host: Good morning; I'm Bob Edwards.
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