Earlier, the FBI released statistics that the number of crimes in the United States motivated by intolerance towards a particular social group in 2021 increased by 11.6%. The report lists more than 9,000 such incidents, the highest number since the FBI began tracking data in 1990.
“Washington examines its own human rights issues through a telescope, while using a magnifying glass to nitpick at the human rights situation in other countries,” Wang said.
“The United States is shamelessly playing double standards when it comes to human rights,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson added.
