By Ena Cefo
The 2014 report
by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), an independent U.S.
agency tasked to monitor human rights and legal development in China, showed a
deterioration in China’s human rights and rule of law. During his tenure, president
Xi Jinping strengthened the authoritarian model of his predecessors, especially
over the pertinent issues of Hong Kong’s autonomy, Internet and media freedom,
ethnic minority rights, religious freedom and civic engagement. Among numerous
other concerns, the Chinese government has been accused of implementing harsh
security measures in the ethnic minority regions following incidents of
violence, continuing the imprisonment of human rights activists and minority
religion practitioners, allowing violence against women – including forced
sterilizations and abortions, and discriminating against Uyghur Muslims. According
to the CECC, such practices add insecurities to the U.S.-China relationship, as
well as China’s own development.
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