China dismisses EU comments on human rights crackdown

Police officers patrol the streets in Kashgar, Xinjiang, where the EU says there is a “very serious” human rights situation. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING/BRUSSELS (Reuters): China on Tuesday dismissed European Union calls for it to stop alleged human rights violations and said it opposed "double standards" and interference in its internal affairs.

The EU said on Monday after an EU delegation visited Tibet and met with Chinese officials last week that it was concerned about what it called the "very serious" human rights situation in China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.