Article: STATE DEPT.: CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION 'REMAINS ABYSMAL,' CONGRESSMAN SAYS

The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:

Even though China's economy has improved, the human rights situation "remains abysmal," says Representative Christopher Smith, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.

"So-called economic reform has utterly failed to result in the protection of freedom of speech, expression, or assembly." Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, said April 19 at a House hearing on the human rights in China.

State Department human rights reports and consistent reporting from very reputable nongovernmental organizations indicate that Chinese government ...

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