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Pledge to address human rights issue

Despite achievements in advancing human rights, the country does not ignore existing problems and pledges to solve them, a leading Chinese human rights expert said yesterday. "People's civil and political rights are protected, but there ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Apr 22 2008

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