{"id":12648,"date":"2007-05-08T15:50:34","date_gmt":"2007-05-08T22:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/08\/china-rejects-us-criticism-on-religion-guardian\/"},"modified":"2007-05-08T15:50:34","modified_gmt":"2007-05-08T22:50:34","slug":"china-rejects-us-criticism-on-religion-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/china-rejects-us-criticism-on-religion-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"China Rejects U.S. Criticism on Religion &#8211; Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Guardian:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking &#8220;potshots&#8221; at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its findings last week that every religious community in China continues to be subject to serious restrictions, state control, and repression.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows the panel&#8217;s ignorance and prejudice regarding China. It skewed and attacked China&#8217;s policy on religion and ethnic minorities,&#8221; Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement posted on the ministry&#8217;s Web site. &#8216;China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition,&#8217; it said.&#8221; <a href=\" http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/worldlatest\/story\/0,,-6617640,00.html\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Guardian: &#8220;Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking &#8220;potshots&#8221; at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion. 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