WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sharply criticized China on Wednesday in its annual report on human rights, one week after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton soft-pedaled rights concerns during a visit to Beijing.
The State Department report also took aim at Russia, where it said civil liberties were "under siege," and noted a global outbreak in restrictive laws on non-governmental groups and the media, including the Internet.
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