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Xi lectures UN on human rights

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in China on Monday for a six-day visit.
It has been, um, awkward.
On Tuesday, Bachelet had a virtual face-to-face with Xi Jinping.
Xi didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet, telling Bachelet (MoFA):

“When it comes to the is...