Ministry defends progress on human rights
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="record">record</span>,<span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Weimin">Weimin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>, <span word="Locke">Locke</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="ebbed">ebbed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>," <span word="Locke">Locke</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p><p><span word="Locke">Locke</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="dissidents">dissidents</span>, <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="toppled">toppled</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>".</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="only">only</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="world">world</span> 300 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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