China hits back at US on rights, says Iraq war a disaster

China hits back at US on rights, says Iraq war a disaster

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China on Thursday accused the United States of human rights hypocrisy, as it branded the US invasion of Iraq the "greatest humanitarian disaster" of the modern world.

In an annual response to Washington's criticism of China's human rights record, the Chinese government labelled the United States arrogant, and highlighted what it said were widespread US failures at home and abroad.

"(America's) arrogant critique on the human rights of other countries are always accompanied by a deliberate ignoring of serious human rights problems on its own territory," said the report, released by the state Xinhua news agency.

"This was not only inconsistent with universally recognised norms of international relations, but also exposed the double standards and downright hypocrisy of the United States on the human rights issue, and inevitably impaired its international image."

The US-led war in Iraq that began in 2003 was one of the many issues of concern highlighted by China in the report, entitled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2007."

"The United States has a notorious record of trampling on the sovereignty of and violating human rights in other countries," it said.

"The invasion of Iraq by American troops has produced the biggest human rights tragedy and the greatest humanitarian disaster in modern world."

It also criticised civilian deaths in Afghanistan, secret prisons and torture of detainees.

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The United States should not be pointing the finger at any other nation right now when it comes to human rights. They have lost that privilege.

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Damn right, China! human rights are hypocrisized in almost every nation on the planet... maybe all of them! (I don't know ..I've never studied).

it would be great if this sparked some more in depth talk of human rights.... heh.... I can dream.... : P

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I would have starred your second post OP, but you said that they "lost" the right... I don't think that they ever had the right : P

america has never been righteous.... ...has it?

[edit on 13-3-2008 by WishI]

When people talk about china killing 100 million in the 20 th century, they never talk about the 50 million abortions in america which are murder to. So they are hypocrites.

abortion isnt exactly "murder"...... its more like life aborting life....

...life that hasnt even spent any time doing anything yet,

Life that has nothing to lose... or any pain to feel.

...Life that would have filled this planet with flavour, sure....
but, Life that also would have "filled" this planet ...err "fulled" ...errr... poor childrens

[edit on 14-3-2008 by WishI]