From The Christian Science Monitor:An examination of China's record in Geneva Monday will test the country's willingness to answer international criticism.
Beijing - China will face unprecedented scrutiny of its human rights record Monday in a key test of Beijing's readiness to answer international criticism over its treatment of political opponents.
Beijing has sent a large, high-level delegation to Geneva to defend China's human rights performance in the face of questioning from members of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
"This is an important test both for China and for the United Nations," says Nicholas Bequelin, a China expert with Human Rights Watch.
Some observers doubt that the formal and generally nonconfrontational UN body will actually put China on the spot for the wide-ranging human rights violations of which its authoritarian government stands accused.
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My Comment: This is the consequence when you want to be a big player on the international scene. China better get use to this scrutiny.
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