Just to be clear, this is a report published by the government of China. I don't have the time to read the whole article, but here's a few thoughts: Regarding

Just to be clear, this is a report published by the government of China. I don't have the time to read the whole article, but here's a few thoughts: Regarding On life, property and personal security, this section is about violent crime in the U.S. Indubitably, violent crime is particularly bad in some parts of the U.S., but is this part of the 'human rights record' of the federal government? In essence, the Chinese government here is implying that the fact that the U.S. government doesn't outlaw gun ownership results in violent crime. Throughout most of the text, it just strikes me that the notion of what constitutes "human rights" is unclear. Some people believe that human rights are about the recognition of individual liberty and freedom from government intrusion. Others believe that human rights are about achieving equality and freedom from want. The Chinese government is certainly sympathetic to the latter definition, at least in this report. While this is a point of view favoured by many, in the U.S. the former view of human rights is still strong. Finally, some of the points made by the Chinese are simply symbolic. For example, they criticise the U.S. for not ratifying the "Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)". That is true, but the U.S.'s laws and enforcement are considered better than China with respect to CEDAW.