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China reacts to UN review of human rights, further efforts promised

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Thursday responded to a review of the country's human rights, vowing to continuously promote the cause. The UN Human Rights council on Wednesday ended its first review of China's human rights... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Feb 12 2009

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