Last Tuesday in the eastern city of Jinan in the Chinese mainland, nearly 100 experts and scholars gathered to explore how Chinese modernization is reshaping human rights theory and practice. Hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and organized by Shandong University, the symposium sparked fresh ideas on people-centered progress.
💬 Lu Guangjin, vice president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies and professor at Jilin University’s School of Law, highlighted how Chinese modernization has paved the way for a new form of human rights civilization—one built on collective progress and social well-being.
🗣 Chang Jian, director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Nankai University, explained China’s whole-process people’s democracy. He noted it blends the will of the people with Party leadership, merges direct with indirect democracy, and spans elections, consultation, decision-making, management and supervision.
🌱 Luo Yanhua, professor at Peking University’s School of International Studies, added that a people-centered approach is at the heart of Chinese modernization. “Our focus is on the free, all-round development of individuals,” Luo said, emphasizing that human development and societal progress go hand in hand.
🔗 Scholars also discussed how the Chinese mainland is promoting human rights through development, fostering win-win cooperation, and contributing Chinese wisdom to global human rights governance. The seminar underscored the drive to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
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