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China rejects key Western calls for human-rights reforms at U.N. meeting

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GENEVA, Switzerland - China on Thursday rejected Western-led recommendations for human-rights reforms including calls for greater freedoms in Hong Kong and for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, but accepted others from allies, as it sought to defend its record at a U.N. meeting.The U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva caps off a review process in which Beijing has strived to fend off criticism following a 2022 U.N.

Yet China's critics say its high acceptance rate is misleading, with one Western diplomat alleging the country had "stacked the deck" by investing political capital in quelling criticism.Reuters previously reported that China had lobbied non-Western countries to praise its record by asking them to make "constructive recommendations.

 

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