On December 10, Human Rights Day, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun highlighted China's growing role in promoting and protecting human rights around the world 🌍.
He noted that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and recalled the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 77 years ago, which laid the groundwork for Human Rights Day 75 years ago. The global vision of ensuring the full enjoyment of human rights by all people is taking deeper roots.
Domestically, over the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China has achieved remarkable progress in national development. From advancing people's democracy and fully implementing the rule of law to boosting cultural industries, improving well-being and eliminating extreme poverty, and enhancing the ecological environment, various rights protections have reached a new stage.
On the international front, China actively participates in human rights affairs at the UN and maintains broad exchanges and cooperation with other countries. Currently, Beijing is hosting the Second Workshop on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with representatives from over 40 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania, as well as officials and experts from the United Nations, engaging in in-depth discussions and reaching consensus on promoting these rights.
Looking ahead, the recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan were adopted at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in October. This blueprint sets goals for the next five years of economic and social development, emphasizing mutually beneficial cooperation with the rest of the world. The implementation of the Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping is expected to inject new momentum into the all-round development of human rights in China and beyond 🤝.
Guo also criticized some countries for politicizing and weaponizing human rights issues, refusing to address past crimes like bacterial warfare, the forced recruitment of comfort women and civilian massacres, and infringing on the rights of indigenous Ainu and Ryukyuans. He urged them to confront their own human rights challenges, participate constructively in international cooperation, and stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of human rights.
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