Ottawa hypocritical human rights champ

Out of their ulterior political motives to choke China's development momentum and ratchet up confrontation with China, some Western countries, Canada included, are using the 47th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to spread lies and defame China over human rights issues.

Even before the three-day session commenced on Monday, Canada took the lead in continuing the finger-pointing at China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, with Canadian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations Leslie Norton reading out a statement on behalf of countries including Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States at the interactive dialogue on the annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

By leading the chorus spreading disinformation and lies about Xinjiang at the session, Ottawa is simply using human rights as a political tool, playing the old trick employed by Western countries. But such a disgraceful practice cannot hoodwink fair-minded people who are now accustomed to the double standard employed by the West on human rights. The terrible human rights violations from these self-proclaimed champions of human rights mean they can no longer disguise their despicable ploys.