"Discussions will focus on the evolution of the human rights, including the recent negative tendency of enforced disappearances, illegal detention and arrests and convictions, and the rule of law, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, the rights of labour", the rights of minorities and other issues of concern human rights "the State Department,"said in a news release.
The talks will be held on April 27 and 28 with the Assistant Secretary for democracy, the of the human rights and labor Michael Posner, leading a delegation interagency talks, said the statement.
China has recently extended a crackdown on dissidents, human rights lawyers and protesters challenging the Communist party controls, repression that caused an outcry in Washington and other Western capitals.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said earlier this month that it was "deeply concerned" on the Suppression of China and city "negative tendencies", including the detention of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei human rights activist.
IA, 53, was arrested on 3 April, he was preparing to Commission a flight to Hong Kong from Beijing. Chinese police said IA, a critique of China's ruling Communist Party, is under investigation for "suspected economic crimes."
China has said that he was willing to discuss its differences on the rights of man "with mutual respect" with the United States after rejecting a critical official report from Washington as interference in its internal affairs.
The State Department said that the talks, the next week would be a channel of in-depth discussions on issues of rights of man between American and Chinese experts.
(Reported by JoAnne Allen;) (Editing by Sandra Maler)
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