How China Threatens Human Rights Worldwide | by Kenneth Roth | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

How China Threatens Human Rights Worldwide | by Kenneth Roth | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

How China Threatens Human Rights Worldwide

Kenneth Roth

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Police in riot gear rounding up suspected protesters, Hong Kong, January 5, 2020

Because the Chinese government depends on repression to stay in power, it sees the defense of human rights as threatening. But to prevent global criticism of its tightening domestic crackdown, Beijing is increasingly undermining the international system for protecting human rights, putting everyone in greater jeopardy.