China rights ‘worsened’, says US

China's human rights record worsened in some areas in 2008, the US state department concluded


The report accused China of harassing dissidents and increasing its repression of ethnic minorities.

It came a week after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on a trip to China that co-operation should take precedence over tensions. China said the US should "stop acting as a human rights guardian". More...

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