Chinese officials have told U.S. President George W. Bush to stay out of other countries' affairs after he condemned Beijing's human rights record before heading to the Olympic Games.
"We resolutely oppose any words or actions which interfere in the internal affairs of another country in the name of issues such as human rights and religion," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday in a statement on its website that was translated by the Associated Press.
The statement was published hours after Bush criticized China's approach to freedom and rights of citizens in a speech in Thailand during a three-country tour of Asia before heading to China for Friday's Olympic opening ceremonies.
"America stands in firm opposition to China's detention of political dissidents, and human rights advocates and religious activists," Bush said in Bangkok early Thursday.
"We press for openness and justice not to impose our beliefs, but to allow the Chinese people to express theirs."
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