BEIJING — China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration’s decision to sanction a former Beijing police official for his role in the death of a human rights campaigner. She said China urges the U.S. to “stop serving as a so-called judge of human rights,” and to “correct erroneous acts” to avoid damaging bilateral exchanges. The 2016 law is designed to punish human rights violations and corruption around the world. Gao oversaw a Beijing district police branch in 2014 that held veteran human rights activist Cao Shunli. Cao was reportedly denied medical care while in detention and died after six months in captivity.

Source: National Post December 22, 2017 09:22 UTC