U.S should release fact sheet on its own human rights: FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S should release fact sheet on its own human rights: FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: A "fact sheet" on human rights released by the United States is ironic and preposterous, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "This 'fact sheet' might as well be called the 'U.S.'s violation of human rights,' rather than 'outcomes of human rights.' Under the pretexts of 'genocide' and 'forced labor,' The U.S has slapped sanctions on businesses and individuals in Xinjiang to cut Xinjiang off the global industrial chain and create 'forced unemployment' and it forced poverty there. This has seriously undermined the right to employment and development of the Uygurs and people from other ethnic backgrounds in Xinjiang. The U.S.'

Syrian president accuses Turkey of aggression as Iran attempts to ease tension

STORY: Syrian president accuses Turkey of aggression as Iran attempts to ease tension DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian (Syrian Presidency) STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday accused the Turkish leadership of committing aggression against Syria, even as Turkey is planning a new offensive in northern Syria. His remarks came during a meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian who arrived in Damascus earlier in the day mainly to ease the tension between Syria and Turkey. The pretexts Turkey uses to justify its aggression on Syrian territory are "false, misleading, and have nothing to do with reality," Assad was quoted by the state SANA news agency as saying. Turkey's conduct has violated international law and principles including the UN Charter, he added. Syria has repeatedly