China is blaming. Canada Hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing's human rights record while pointing out the problems it faces Desi The people
The blow came as Ottawa accused eight Chinese officials of “serious human rights violations” against ethnic and religious minorities and raised concerns about democracy in Hong Kong.
Ottawa issued a statement last month citing reports of their arbitrary and violent detention. Uighur Persecution of people as well as Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners.
International Affairs Canada also said it “regrets” that authorities are issuing international awards to Hong Kong democracy activists and former lawmakers from the territory, including Canadians.
Beijing says the claims are baseless and has banned groups and activists in Canada that advocate for minorities in China, barring citizens from certain interactions with those activists.
Since then, China's state media has repeatedly called out Canada for its treatment of indigenous people, claiming Ottawa is being hypocritical.
“Canada is not in a position to lecture others on human rights,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a Dec. 11 press conference, according to an official translation.
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“Even today, Indigenous peoples in Canada still face systemic racial discrimination and unfair treatment. Instead of addressing it, Canada chooses to stigmatize and stigmatize other countries.
Mao added that “China has made great progress in human rights” which “no one can deny without prejudice.”
A day later, he added that “the whole thing is an ugly, hypocritical political stunt by some Canadian political figures under the guise of human rights, to serve an inexplicable agenda and to appease America.” is”.
China's embassy in Ottawa is amplifying the messages on social media, including a political cartoon by state media outlet CGTN showing a beaver with a torn-down house containing a bay. Defective housing Panda is reported to have some cracks.
The cartoon's caption reads, “Canada turns a blind eye to systematic racism and unfair treatment of indigenous peoples, yet these allegations are fabricated and discredit China's human rights progress.” are.” “His continued political manipulation of human rights issues is nothing more than a hypocritical delusion of double standards.”
In a frequent review of human rights issues in Canada, the United Nations noted that progress had been made on indigenous rights and housing, while calling for more to be done.
The November 2023 review called on Canadian governments to curb human rights abuses by Canadian mining corporations abroad and the over-representation of minorities in prisons and child welfare. It also called on Canada to better respect Indigenous peoples' rights to free, prior and informed consent.
The same body's review of China in January 2024 found that the country had improved its policies for women and children, but urged the government to “ensure that all detainees are formally be accounted for, given access to their families and held in officially recognized detention facilities.”
It urged China to “respect the rights to freedom of religion or belief, opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and culture, including those of Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities” and said anti-terrorism laws were “international humanitarian law”. Rights are not in accordance with the law and standards, including in Hong Kong.
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