Ever since the 1950s, China has subscribed to the principle of noninterference in the internal affairs of other countries, which was first written into a treaty that it signed with India in 1954. Since then, China has continued to loudly uphold this principle and to criticize those whom, in Beijing's view, interfere in its internal affairs, including making comments on its human rights record.
During this period, however, China has by no means lived up to its own standards. In the Maoist era, for example Beijing supported world revolution and called constantly called for the downfall of “American imperialism” and its “running dogs.”
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