A commission appointed by the US government said international pressure should be put on China to loosen its restrictions on religion ahead of the 2008 Olympics, AFP reported. "It is up to the US and its allies to vigorously advocate that China finally end the systematic and egregious human rights violations it may try to hide behind a facade of Olympic goodwill," Felice Gaer, the chairwoman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, said Wednesday at a congressional hearing. China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu called it a "groundless attack" and interference in domestic affairs. The commission is appointed by the US president and leaders of Congress to give recommendations on religious freedom issues.
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