China ‘stood with Palestinians and with other oppressed people’

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has rejected international criticism on China’s human rights record during a visit to Berlin.

Wang criticised some countries for over-reacting to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, which has now killed more than 1500 people.

Speaking in the German capital, Wang said containing the spread of the virus remained a challenge for the Chinese government, but he insisted it was under control.

He thanked the international community for its support with China’s fight against the virus. When China’s human rights record was questioned, he said the country had “stood with the Palestinians and other oppressed people”.