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China and United States trade barbs over human rights
China has responded to an American report detailing its human rights abuses with a 9,000 word report of its own, denouncing the United States as a hotbed of violent crime and racial discrimination. Oh, and it says that many young Americans have personality disorders. "The US practice of throwing stones at others while living in a glass house is testimony to the double standards and hypocrisy of the United States in dealing with human rights issues," the Chinese report says.
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