China rejects US criticism on human trafficking

[discocrisco01]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday rejected U.S. accusations it is failing to stop human trafficking and said Washington has no right to criticize due to its history of racial discrimination.

Beijing was among 17 governments that were warned Thursday of potential U.S. sanctions over human trafficking, adding to tension with Washington. Others included Malaysia, Russia and Nicaragua.

“We firmly oppose the U.S. unfounded accusations against China based on lies and rumors,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said. He accused Washington of “smearing China” and interfering in its affairs.

The U.S. State Department ranked China among “Tier 3” governments that it said fail to meet minimal standards to stop trafficking. It cited estimates that as many as 25 million people, many of them women and children, are victims worldwide

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/china-middle-east-europe-human-trafficking-race-and-ethnicity-2b775b47debea0c0d5e47779c73b35c4

[Bayard]

1. I would understand

If these countries pointed out what happened on our own border under trump.

[Scruffy1]

2. Living i El Paso I would have to agree with you.

Absolutely nothing ever happens here and yet it has become a boogey man. We have had a border forever with few problems until the ignorant pendejo tried to make some political hay.