On December 14, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Kelly Craft made unwarranted attack on China’s human rights situation, spreading political virus once again, which China resolutely opposes and totally rejects.

The Chinese government attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights. It has put the people at the center and made remarkable achievements in human rights development. On China’s territory of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, there is no fear of war or turbulence, and more than 1.4 billion Chinese people are living in peace, freedom and happiness. This is the biggest human rights project and the best human rights practice. Upholding the spirit of equality, mutual trust, inclusiveness, mutual learning, and win-win cooperation, China has endeavored to promote the establishment of a just and reasonable international human rights system and made important contributions to the global human rights cause. China’s election to the Human Rights Council for five times fully demonstrates the international community’s recognition of China’s human right achievements and its contribution to international exchanges and cooperation on human rights.

Kelly Craft’s remarks truly reflect the nature of lying and cheating of a few American politicians. Such irrational, shameless acts of madness cannot cover up the serious problems of the United States itself. In fact, it is the United States that should be ashamed of its own human rights situation. With a horrible human rights record, the United States has no right to make baseless accusations on human rights against other countries, and has no right to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs with the excuse of human rights. The United States has turned a blind eye to scientific advice and sidelined its medical experts, making itself, the country with the most advanced medical technology, the worst hit by the pandemic. The United States has terrible records of racial discrimination, proliferation of guns, and the violation of the rights of immigrant children. The American people are crying out in pain “I can’t breathe”. The United States wages wars and imposes unilateral sanctions across the world, causing massive casualties among innocent civilians and blocking access to food and medicine for tens of millions of people. We urge the United States to abandon its Cold War mentality and ideological bias, stop spreading political virus, stop using human rights to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, and stop making troubles for the world.