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Protesters show letters detailing their complaints and asking for justice as they are taken away by police outside of the Foreign Ministry Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec.10, 2008
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

Open quoteWe urge the U.S. to reflect on its own human rights problems.Close quote

  • MA ZHAOXU,
  • Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, responding to a Washington annual report that criticizes China's human rights record
Photo: Elizabeth Dalziel / AP | Source: The Financial Times (UK)