But there has also been widespread criticism of the United States.
Instead, they limited their public criticisms of the United States to its human rights stand.
Criticism directed at a particular issue is automatically taken as a global criticism of the United States and its population.
China was joined in its implicit criticism of the United States by other Asian officials.
Bill Clinton would have nothing to do with generic criticisms of the United States.
Another sign that the episode was made more than a month ago is a glancing criticism of the United States.
There was not a word of criticism of the United States.
The move was seen as a criticism of the United States, though it was not mentioned by name.
European nations stepped up their criticism of the United States today.
"Let's face it, there has been some criticism of the United States," the first President Bush said at the time.