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Fri Feb 28, 2014, 02:33 AM Feb 2014

China Issues Report On U.S. Human Rights [View all]

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday responded to the United States criticism and irresponsible remarks of its human rights situation by publishing its own report on the U.S. human rights issues.
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China said in the report that there were still serious human rights problems in the U.S in 2013, with the situation in many fields even deteriorating.
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The U.S. also faces rampant gun violence, according to the report. "In 2013, 137 people died in 30 mass killings, which caused four or more deaths each, in the U.S.."

The report also cites figures to show that frequent drone strikes by the U.S. in countries including Pakistan and Yemen have caused heavy civilian casualties.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/28/c_133149412.htm

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