China rejects US criticism of human trafficking

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China rejects US accusations it does not end human trafficking and says Washington has no right to criticize because of mistreatment of blacks and American Indians

By Associated Press

July 2, 2021, 11:02

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BEIJING – China on Friday rejected U.S. accusations that it is not ending human trafficking and said Washington has no right to criticize because of its history of racial discrimination.

Beijing was one of 17 governments warned Thursday against possible US sanctions over human trafficking, which escalates tensions with Washington. Others included Malaysia, Russia and Nicaragua.

We strongly oppose the United States’ baseless accusations against China based on lies and rumors, said Wang Wenbin, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry. He accused Washington of sullying China and interfering in its affairs.

The US State Department has listed China as a Tier 3 government it says fail to meet minimum standards to stop trafficking. He cited estimates that up to 25 million people, many of them women and children, are victims around the world.

The United States is unable to wield the stick of human rights, Wang said at a daily briefing.

He cited the mistreatment by Americans of blacks and American Indians and what he said was information that few people trafficked to the United States for forced labor have been rescued.

What the United States needs is to reflect on and correct its own human rights violations such as genocide, racial discrimination and forced labor, Wang said.

The Tier 3 governments in the report were Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Comoros, Cuba, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Korea North, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

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