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Bush chides China over freedoms

US President George W Bush has criticised China's human-rights record on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.

In a speech on American policy in Asia, Mr Bush said his criticism was not intended to antagonise China's leadership but to help allow its people to realise their full potential.

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