China on Wednesday voiced strong dissatisfaction and opposition to the U.S. State Department's 2006 Human Rights Report that criticizes China's human rights conditions.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks in response to a question concerning the U.S. State Department's Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006 issued Tuesday, which said China's human rights record deteriorated in some areas in 2006.

Qin said the U.S. annual report "again ignored basic facts," and willfully distorted and groundlessly criticized China's human rights situation.

Based on the human rights provisions of the Constitution, the Chinese government at all levels has been making constant efforts to expand democracy and advance judiciary reform so as to realize the comprehensive development of its people, Qin said.

China has made remarkable achievements in human rights protection, and the Chinese people enjoy full human rights and freedom according to law, he said.

"The U.S. government has no right to depict itself as a human rights watchdog, a view that is generally agreed by public opinion of the international community," Qin said.

"We suggest the U.S. should reflect on its own human rights problems, and stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries on the pretext of human rights," said the spokesman.

(www.chinaview.cn 2007-03-07 21:46:27)