BEIJING: China will issue a report on US human rights violations as Washington’s failed anti-epidemic efforts in the past year worsened social division, aggravated political chaos and racial discrimination.
China’s State Council Information Office will in the near future issue a full report on human rights violations in the US in 2020, an official statement said.
The report came after the US and some other Western countries, as well as media, launched a “big lie” diplomatic offensive against China on Xinjiang and COVID-19 topics.
The 15,000-Chinese-character document details facts regarding Washington’s incompetent pandemic containment leading to tragic outcomes, American democracy’s disorder triggering political chaos, ethnic minorities suffering racial discrimination, continuous social unrest threatening public security, growing polarization between the rich and the poor, aggravating social inequality, and the US trampling on international rules resulting in humanitarian disasters, media reported.
Compared with the 2019 report on US human rights issued in 2020, which elaborated on issues including the infringement of citizens’ civil rights, the prevalence of money politics, rising income inequality, worsening racial discrimination and growing threats against children, women and immigrants in the US, the 2020 report revealed that many of these issues were severely aggravated by the US’ “reckless” COVID-19 response.
The US’ deteriorating human rights record has also been criticized by international experts. Independent UN human rights experts appealed on Friday for the new US government to adopt wide-ranging reforms to end police violence and address systemic racism and racial discrimination.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Monday’s media briefing that “we hope the US will abandon double standards, and face up to serious human rights issues such as racism and violent law enforcement, and take concrete measures to protect human rights.”
– The Daily Mail-Global Times News exchange item
