BEIJING (Reuters) - China rebuked the United States on Friday for urging the release of activists detained after attending a meeting about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, saying Washington had no right to demand that criminals be freed.
Wednesday's call by the U.S. State Department to release prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang and others drew a sharp riposte from China's foreign ministry, which regards U.S. expressions of concern as unwarranted interference in its internal affairs.
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