BEIJING: China refuted unwarranted accusations by several Western countries at the UN Human Rights Council, saying China’s human rights situation is at its historical best.
“We firmly oppose the practice of several countries and institutions making and spreading lies on Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong to smear China in negligence of the truth, ” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily press briefing, as Britain, the European Union, Germany, the United States and Canada have recently been abusing the UNHRC platform to launch groundless accusations on China.