China sees conspiracy behind Olympics criticisms

[December]

I agree with China's statement.

From Reuters:

By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said the United States is unfit to present itself as a "defender of human rights" and a senior official accused Western critics of conspiring to use the Beijing Olympic Games to subvert Communist Party rule.

The U.S. State Department's latest report on human rights across the globe, issued this week, did not name China among the world's very worst offenders but said its record remained "poor".

But with Beijing due to host the Olympic Games starting August 8, focusing intense international attention on China's often harsh restrictions on dissidents, religious groups and disgruntled citizens, officials hit back on Thursday with sarcasm and their own accusations.
"We humbly suggest that the U.S. desist from posing as a 'defender of human rights' and pay more attention to the United States' own human rights record," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement issued by the official Xinhua news agency.

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[4Reaganomics]

This is like the crack addict (china) telling the person who tried weed once at 16 (USA) that "You have no right to declare that I have a drug problem"

[December]

China Attacks US Rights Record

BEIJING (AP) - China lashed out Thursday at a U.S. report critical of its human rights record, accusing Washington of causing the modern world's "biggest human rights tragedy" in Iraq and of hypocrisy for passing judgment on other nations.
China's State Council, or cabinet, said the U.S. record on human rights was "tattered and shocking" and criticized America for its violent crimes, large prison population and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops has produced the biggest human rights tragedy and the greatest humanitarian disaster in the modern world," the council said in its report.

"It is high time for the U.S. government to face its own human rights problems with courage ... and give up the unwise practices of applying double standards on human rights issues and using it to suppress other countries."

The State Department took China to task this week for widespread human rights violations in an annual report that details increased attempts by authorities to control and censor the Internet and tighten restrictions on freedom of speech and the domestic press.

It noted that "China's overall human rights record remains poor."

The counter-accusations come five months before Beijing hosts the Olympics Games, which have already put the spotlight on the country's human rights record. China is preparing to increasingly defend itself against accusations on everything from its restrictions on religion, its oil purchases from Sudan, and its control of Tibet.

The U.S. report gave a chilling account of alleged torture in China, including the use of electric shocks, beatings, and shackles. It also details claims by citizens forced from their homes to make way for Olympic projects in Beijing.

China has voiced strong opposition to the State Department's annual rights reports, and says it respects and safeguards human rights.

"We resolutely oppose the U.S. issuing such a human rights report every year, and pointing fingers at other countries' human rights. It never reflects on its own human rights, so it cannot justify itself," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a news briefing.

U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson replied that the U.S. is "open to constructive criticism of its record."

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