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Biden’s Decision to Re-Engage UN Human Rights Council Met With Praise and Criticism

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Biden’s Decision to Re-Engage UN Human Rights Council Met With Praise and Criticism
Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng (C) is seen on a giant TV screen delivering a speech before the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, on Nov. 6, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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The Biden administration has received mixed responses from Congress over its decision to have the United States re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Under the Trump administration, the United States withdrew from the 47-member council in June 2018, noting that some of the worst human rights abusers—China, Cuba, and Venezuela—were council members.
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Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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