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China has accused Britain of institutional racism and hate crimes in an extraordinary submission to a United Nations report on human rights in the UK.
The Communist state, which faces accusations of crimes against humanity, demands that the UK 'stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights'.
Astonishingly, it also calls on the UK to 'combat religious discrimination and intolerance' – despite its brutal crackdowns on minority groups.
Tory MPs said the claims by China were 'risible' and 'hypocritical'.
China's ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun speaks at a United Nations Security Council meeting on December 22
The questions from China were addressed by Justice Minister Mike Freer (pictured) at a session of the UN in November last year
The UN conducts periodic reviews of human rights in all of its 193 member states with the goal of improving the situation in every country. As part of that process, any member can put recommendations to another state, which must then address them.
These then form part of a report on the human rights situation in the member
