China over the weekend told the U.S. to stop “lecturing” it on human rights, andinstead concentrate on getting its own house in order. The comments came after a State Department report criticizing China for arbitraryarrests of activists, and a lack of due process for detainees, and suppressing protests against the Communist regime.
“We advise the US side to reflect on its own human rights issues and not to position itself as a preacherof human rights," said China Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. "[The US should] stop using the issue of human rights reports to interfere in other countries' internal affairs."