BEIJING/WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. discontent over the death of a black male in police custody has actually reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights, as nations stung by American criticism for many years return fire, accusing U.S. authorities of double standards.
FILE IMAGE: Protesters hold placards as they rally versus the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 2,2020 REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Picture
China and Iran, explained respectively in the past as authoritarian and a mafia-like state by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, both urged the United States in recent days to tackle racism and secure the rights of minorities.
U.S. protesters disregarded curfews overnight, angry over the treatment of George Floyd who passed away after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis on May25 President Donald Trump has actually threatened to deploy the military to quell the across the country unrest.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has utilized Floyd’s dying words– “I can’t breathe”– in a tweet reacting to State Department spokesw