<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishChina ilijibu ukosoaji wa Marekani wa ukiukaji wake wa haki za binadamu kwa kumshtaki Marekani kwa ufisadi kwa kuruhusu vyama vyake vya kisiasa kuuza muda wa kukutana na viongozi wao.  <response>: Echoes of the scandal 1 China replied to U.S. criticism of its human-rights abuses by accusing the United States of corruption for letting its political parties sell face time with their leaders. 