A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of...

A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of a Hong Kong Bibletrader was another reminder human rights abuses remained an obstacle in Sino-U.S. ties despite mproved relations since September 11.
Rep. Tom Lantos of California, a longtime critic of China's human rights record, lauded Beijing's support for the U.S.-led war on terror, but he cautioned that human rights abuses - from persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang to the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and, more recently, the Hong Kong Bible trader - would hinder a further improvement in their relations.
Li Guangqiang has been accused of ``using an evil cult to undermine the enforcement of law'' for shipping 16,000 Bibles to the mainland, but no date for his trial has been set so far, a court official in coastal Fujian province said Wednesday.