The State Department recently released its regular report of human rights abuses around the world and, as expected, listed China as one of the worst offenders. But Beijing fired back with its own report and a long list U.S. violations, including everything from disregard for civilian casualties to treating racial minorities as an underclass.

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“Relying on its strong military power, the United States has trespassed on the sovereignty of other countries and violated human rights in other countries,” Xinhua quoted the document as saying, released by the State Council, or cabinet.

It cited foreign media reports in detailing the number of civilian deaths in Iraq.

“The document says the United States has a flagrant record of violating the Geneva Convention in systematically abusing prisoners during the Iraqi war and the war in Afghanistan,” Xinhua said.

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