China’s Foreign Ministry: Forced labor continues in the US even after 150 years of abolished slavery

In response to a China Daily editorial piece, citing that forced labor in the US is slavery in disguise, Lijian Zhao, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, tweeted out, “almost 150 years after the US abolished slavery, forced labor continues in the country.”

Additional tweets

“American politicians have been trying to pass the country's evil deeds on to others, by making up stories of "forced labor" in Xinjiang and other parts of the world. US hypocrisy is stunning.”

“Given its long history of human rights violations, the US has no right to even try to hold the high moral ground in human rights protection.”