China snorts at Western concern for human rights [View All]

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AFP , BEIJING

China yesterday complained about Western hypocrisy on human-rights issues, including calls for greater democracy in Hong Kong and religious freedom in Tibet.

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (???) said after a frank exchange on human rights with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer that China did not need lessons from the West on Hong Kong.

"On this question, we are unhappy with our Western friends," Li told reporters. "Western politicians were silent when, under the British colonial leadership, our compatriots were unable to enjoy democratic rights. They forget to mention that."

He said China had a sovereign right to determine the legal privileges of the citizens of Hong Kong.

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