US criticism on China's human rights 'groundless'
By Liu Li (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-03-11 06:51

Zhu Yinghuang, a member of the 10th CPPCC National Committee, said the most unforgettable news photo last year was a female soldier in her twenties abusing an Iraqi prisoner of war.

"The United States was the most unqualified to comment on other countries' human rights records last year," he said, adding that the US had its political purposes in acting as the self-styled "guardian of human rights."

"Different countries should have equal talks to promote the development of human rights," he said.

The US State Department began to publish reports on human rights practices in other countries in 1977. As in previous years, the US State Department pointed the finger at human rights situations in more than 190 countries and regions, including China, but kept silent on the serious violations of human rights in the US.