Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in front of the United Nations emblem as he poses for a photograph with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (unseen) after addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. REUTERS/John Taggart
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
China and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon co-hosted a U.N. meeting of world leaders on gender equality and women's empowerment, raising eyebrows among some western diplomats and human rights defenders in China and abroad.
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