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China has called on the United states Wednesday to "correct its ways" after a damning US Senate report detailed use of torture by the CIA Related Stories according to Yahoo news
"China has consistently opposed torture," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular briefing.
"We believe the US side should reflect upon itself, correct its ways and earnestly respect and abide by the rules of international conventions."
Rights groups say China's own justice system is riddled with abuses and that it is not uncommon for confessions to be extracted through torture.
Beijing says it attaches great importance to human rights and that it carries out detentions in accordance with the law.
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