ALL ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS Chinese human rights activists, (L to R) Teng Biao, Yang Jianli, Xiao Qiang and Wei Jingsheng attend a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled “Urging China’s President Xi to Stop State-Sponsored Human Rights Abuses” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US. AFP PHOTO
ALL ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS
Chinese human rights activists, (L to R) Teng Biao, Yang Jianli, Xiao Qiang and Wei Jingsheng attend a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled “Urging China’s President Xi to Stop State-Sponsored Human Rights Abuses” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON: US activists and lawmakers slammed China’s recent rights record on Friday as controversy mounts ahead of a visit to Washington by President Xi Jinping.

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