China's State Council Information Office issued a 28-page report on March 24 on the condition of human rights in the United States in 2020. The report said the U.S. “saw its own epidemic situation go out of control, accompanied by political disorder, inter-ethnic conflicts, and social division.” It also highlighted the January 6 insurrectionist attack on the Capitol as well as gun violence and health disparities.

(Comment: China issues the report each year in response to U.S. criticism of its record on issues such as abuses against minority groups in the western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and a crackdown on opposition voices in Hong Kong.)