(Joshua Paladino, Headline USA) The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson on March 15 called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the United States for serious abuses, including racial discrimination and police brutality, the Liberty Daily reported.
China calls on the Human Rights Council and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to pay closer attention to the US’ serious violation of human rights and urge it to take concrete measures to resolve relevant issues. pic.twitter.com/9aAOR7XZY3
— Spokesperson发言人办公室 (@MFA_China) March 15, 2022
“There has been an endless string of malicious incidents involving deaths caused by police brutality in US law enforcement,” the spokesperson said.
“In 2021, over 1,124 Americans died of police violence. Most of the victims were killed by the police in circumstances involving non-violent crimes or even without criminal behavior,” the spokesperson added, taking a page from the BLM playbook.
The Chinese Communist Party started a campaign to flip the script on international human rights abuses with the release of the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2021, Newsweek reported.
The report, which the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China released, noted several serious issues in the United States, including homelessness, the illegal immigration crisis, and political discord.
The Chinese government cited the 2020 presidential election and subsequent Capitol protest as evidence of America’s polarization.
“The election chaos in the United States has further intensified political polarization and continues to tear the society apart,” the report said.
The report also claimed that the United States has let COVID-19 and gun violence cause unnecessary deaths.
“The United States has consistently had one of the highest rates of violent crimes in the world,” the report said. “Gun control measures have been stagnant and gun violence has been rife.”
