21.   He had also angered some enterprise bosses by exposing abuses of government funds in the coal industry and vowing to close down some inefficient mines, Tomenko told AFP.

22.   Chinese officials insist that the government cannot interfere with the judicial investigation into Wu, a former prisoner in Chinese camps who has exposed human rights abuses.

23.   Chinese authorities have detained an American citizen, human rights activist Harry Wu, and charged him with espionage during undercover trips to expose alleged abuses in Chinese prisons.

24.   The proposed commission will be tasked with exposing human rights abuses by both the former white rulers and the black liberation movements and awarding compensation to victims.

25.   The United States reacted angrily Saturday after China charged US human rights activist Harry Wu with espionage for working undercover to expose abuses in Chinese prisons.