Creating a Better Future for the World - China's Contribution to Improving Global Human Rights Governance
Protecting human life, values, and dignity, and realizing the enjoyment of human rights by all, is a common pursuit of human society.
Since its founding, the CPC has united and led the people of all ethnic groups to strive for, respect, protect and develop human rights. Nowadays, China has successfully embarked on a path of human rights development that is in line with its own national conditions, achieving comprehensive development of the human rights cause. It has not only written a magnificent chapter in promoting and protecting human rights in its own country, but also made important contributions to promoting the development of the world's human rights cause.
Chinese Wisdom in Enriching the Forms of Human Rights Civilization
Doing one's own thing well is the foundation of China's participation in global human rights governance.
Ma Yong, a Miao villager from Pingzi Community, Weixin Town, Nayong County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, in the hinterland of the Wumeng Mountains, takes a family photo before the start of the New Year's Eve dinner. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ou Dongqu
From building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, to building the world's largest education system, social security system, and healthcare system; From continuously developing people's democracy throughout the entire process to improving equal protection and special protection of the rights and interests of specific groups such as ethnic minorities, women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities; From making the sky bluer, the mountains greener, and the water clearer, to enhancing the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people... This is the largest human rights project and the best human rights practice; This is a new chapter in China's human rights cause and a new model for the development of the world's human rights cause.
——Putting the people first is the moral foundation for the development of human rights cause
"The happiness of the people is the greatest human right," is a condensed expression of contemporary Chinese views on human rights.
At the Elderly Sports and Health Home in the Electronic Community Neighborhood Center of Xinjia Street, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, elderly people are exercising with equipment. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yu
China adheres to the development concept of putting the people at the center, taking the promotion of people's well-being, ensuring people's autonomy, and promoting comprehensive human development as the starting point and foothold of development. This has fully stimulated the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the broad masses of the people, making them the main participants, promoters, and beneficiaries of human rights development. Former Prime Minister of Guyana, Mossi Nagamutu, stated that China's people-centered human rights concept is worth learning from by other countries.
——Independence and autonomy are necessary conditions for exploring the path of human rights
Hans Kohler, President of the International Organization for Progress and Professor at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, said that no country can impose its cultural traditions and values on others, nor can any country force others to change their way of life. Each country has the right to prioritize the realization of its rights according to its own actual situation.
The path of human rights development in China was pioneered by the people under the leadership of the CPC. China insists on combining the principle of universality of human rights with its actual situation, starting from its own national conditions and people's demands, promoting the development of human rights, and ensuring that the people enjoy broad, full, real, specific, and effective human rights. The "Chinese sample" of human rights practice breaks the Western monism of human rights and highlights the truth that only by following a human rights path that is in line with national conditions and self construction can it be feasible, smooth, and satisfactory to the people.
——Comprehensive coordination is an important principle for promoting the cause of human rights
To comprehensively promote economic development, democratic rule of law, ideological and cultural development, fairness and justice, social governance, environmental protection, and other construction, and to comprehensively do a good job in employment, income distribution, education, social security, medical care, housing, elderly care, and child care, and to comprehensively improve the level of human rights protection in the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization, and ecological civilization... Planning the path of human rights realization with a systematic thinking is a distinctive feature of China's human rights practice.
A staff member of a nursing home in Luannan County, Hebei Province is guiding the elderly in rehabilitation training. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Mou Yu
Former Mozambican Foreign Minister Leonardo Sandos Simã o, who came to China in 2019 to participate in the "South South Forum on Human Rights," admitted, "I am very grateful for China sharing with us how to promote the enjoyment of human rights in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, and safeguard the political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all citizens within the framework of the country's overall development."
——Sustainability is a necessary aspect of the development of human rights
The Chinese government fully, accurately, and comprehensively implements the new development concept, making the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people more substantial, secure, and sustainable in the process of development.
This is a photo taken on June 7, 2023, of the Huanhu Greenway in Yunyang City, Yunyang County, Chongqing. The local government will combine ecological governance with ecological restoration, taking into account the functional needs of urban tourism and sports leisure, and create a 33 kilometer greenway around the two rivers and four banks of the county town. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yi
"The rule of law is the most effective guarantee of human rights." From compiling the Civil Code to formulating the "Plan for the Construction of a Rule of Law China"; From promoting judicial system reform to comprehensively advancing the construction of a rule of law society... China adheres to the comprehensive rule of law and places respect and protection of human rights in a more prominent position in the construction of a socialist rule of law country, providing institutional guarantees for promoting sustainable development of human rights.
Under the dual drive of development and the rule of law, the foundation of sustainable human rights development in China is more solid.
The Chinese Power in Promoting the Development of World Human Rights
For many years, China has been a co builder of the global human rights governance system and an activist in promoting the development of the world's human rights cause, contributing tangible Chinese strength to the realization of the world vision of "human rights for all".
This is the Chinese power that helps developing countries overcome difficulties and solidifies the foundation of global human rights protection and development——
Promoting development through cooperation and promoting human rights through development is China's path to jointly promote global human rights progress.
The first cross-border rail public intermodal train of the Land Sea New Channel is waiting to depart at the Chongqing Jiangjin Xiaonanya Railway Logistics Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yi
Since the the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward ten years ago, it has boosted the investment scale of nearly trillion dollars, formed more than 3000 cooperation projects, created 420000 jobs for countries along the Belt and Road, and helped 40 million people out of poverty. Countless "connecting bridges", "prosperous ports", and "happy roads" vividly demonstrate the tremendous power contained in cooperative and coordinated development, unlocking the password for a happy life for millions of people.
This is a fireworks display taken at the opening ceremony of the Pereshaz Bridge in Komarna, Croatia. Peleshatz Bridge is a landmark project for China and Croatia to jointly build the "the Belt and Road" and China CEEC cooperation. The completion and opening of the bridge have changed the inconvenient transportation situation in the Pereshac region, effectively promoting the economic and livelihood development of southern Croatia, and bringing many benefits to local residents and businesses. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xuejun
This international public good meets the practical needs of people around the world for peaceful development, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation. Once proposed, it has received positive responses from international organizations such as the United Nations and numerous countries.
Keith Bennett, Vice Chairman of the 48 Group Clubs in the UK, is even more convinced of this judgment: "China is a major country with a comprehensive vision and plan for promoting global sustainable development." UN Secretary General Guterres described the global development initiative as "timely" and clearly stated that the United Nations is willing to cooperate with China on this matter.
This is an important prerequisite for China's efforts to safeguard universal peace and security, and safeguard global human rights development——
From active advocates and steadfast practitioners of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, to the second largest contributor and important troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations; From actively participating in international arms control and disarmament processes, to always committed to solving hot issues with Chinese characteristics... Today, China has become a backbone force in maintaining world peace and security.
This is an aerial photo taken in Maldives of the China Malaysia Friendship Bridge connecting the capital Male and Airport Island. On August 30, 2018, the China Maldives Friendship Bridge, the landmark project of the "the Belt and Road" jointly built by China and Maldives, was opened to traffic, ending the history that the capital of Maldives, Male, could only travel by ferry with the emerging city and the second largest island, Hurumale. Shen Jizhong
This major initiative, starting from the future and destiny of all mankind, provides a Chinese solution for filling the human peace deficit and addressing international security challenges.
Since February this year, China has successively released documents such as the Concept Paper on Global Security Initiatives, China's Position on Political Resolution of the Ukrainian Crisis, and China's Position on the Afghanistan Question. The connotation of global security initiatives has been continuously enriched and expanded in China's practice of maintaining world peace.
In the Chinese peacekeeping force camp in the village of Sinia in southern Lebanon, Chinese peacekeeping force officers and soldiers pass through the observation deck after receiving honors. On the same day, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon awarded the United Nations Peace Medal to all 410 officers and soldiers of the 20th batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to peace and stability in the southern region of Lebanon. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zongya
"China has always been a staunch supporter, promoter, and maintainer of world peace and development, and a steadfast force in maintaining and safeguarding peace in the international community," said Banbang Suryono, Chairman of the Asian Innovation Research Center, an Indonesian think tank.
This is Gwadar Port located in southwestern Pakistan. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a landmark project for the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", which was launched in 2013. In 2015, the governments of China and Pakistan established a "1+4" cooperation layout centered around the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, with a focus on Gwadar Port, energy, transportation infrastructure, and industrial cooperation. Shen Jizhong
This is a Chinese force that upholds fairness, justice, openness, inclusiveness, and promotes exchanges and mutual learning among different human rights civilizations——
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights advocates for openness, inclusiveness, and mutual learning among civilizations, and one of the important principles in the field of international human rights is the principle of non discrimination.
In March 2023, President Xi Jinping first proposed the Global Civilization Initiative, advocating civilized exchanges to transcend civilized barriers, civilized mutual learning to transcend civilized conflicts, civilized tolerance to transcend civilized superiority, advocating mutual tolerance of different social systems and development paths, and learning from each other in exchanges and mutual learning. Advancing together while seeking common ground while reserving differences has played a new chapter of dialogue among civilizations.
On April 13, 2023, Lao staff performed on the D887 international passenger train. On the same day, the China Laos Railway opened D887 and D888 international passenger trains from Kunming South Railway Station in China and Vientiane Railway Station in Laos in a two-way way, which can be reached by train on the same day. The China Laos Railway is a landmark project of high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xing Guangli
"There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority in civilization, only differences in characteristics and regions." "There is no perfect 'ideal country' on human rights issues, no need for 'teacher masters' who dictate to other countries, let alone politicize and instrumentalize human rights issues, use double standards, and interfere in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of human rights."... The voice of China, which advocates for transparency and fairness, has resonated widely with the international community. Kenyan international scholar Kavins Adhill laments that China has always been at the forefront in safeguarding the interests and legitimate rights of developing countries.
China's plan to promote the improvement of global human rights governance
"The international community needs China to make new contributions to global human rights governance." According to Mikel Savia, the representative of the International Democratic Lawyers Association in Geneva, China's rich historical and cultural traditions can bring new ideas to global human rights governance.
——Fate and Co existence are the Future of Promoting the Improvement of Global Human Rights Governance
This major concept highlights the pursuit of common prosperity and benefits, co construction and sharing, balance and inclusiveness, and peaceful coexistence in the era. It emphasizes common human rights and all human rights, and has important guiding significance for building a more just and reasonable global human rights governance system.
This is an outdoor shot of the United Nations Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Jinquan
As of now, this concept has been incorporated into more than ten resolutions of the United Nations Human Rights Council and has become an important component of the international human rights discourse system. Sephora, Director of the China Studies Center at the International Relations Institute of the National University of La Plata in Argentina, believes that this concept goes beyond nationality and race, and is highly aligned with the United Nations human rights cause and sustainable development agenda, bringing hope to global human rights governance in its predicament.
——Development driven is a requirement of the times to promote the improvement of global human rights governance
Making the right to survival and development the primary basic human rights is a successful experience derived from China's own human rights practice. The views of Assistant Professor Saikat Bhattacharya of India's New Comprehensive Public University represent the voices of many developing countries: "China has achieved tremendous success in economic development, inspiring us that only by realizing the right to development can everyone's individual human rights be guaranteed."
On May 23, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya, train driver Jiang Liping and trainee Horace from the Rolling Stock Department of the Africa Star Railway Operations Company walked past a locomotive on the Mombasa Nairobi Railway with the slogan "Connecting Countries to Prosperity" printed on it. As the flagship project of the "the Belt and Road" jointly built by China and Kenya, the Mombasa Nairobi Railway contracted by Chinese enterprises was completed and opened to traffic on May 31, 2017. Since its opening, Kenya's Inner Mongolia Railway has created a total of 46000 local jobs, with a localization rate of over 80% for employees. Nearly 7000 passengers and approximately 18000 tons of goods arrive at their destination every day. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Guansen
China advocates the concept of "promoting development through cooperation and promoting human rights through development" based on the development path of human rights, which is particularly meaningful in the current situation where the global development process is facing obstacles. The Global Development Initiative advocates action oriented approach, closely addressing the most urgent livelihood needs of developing countries, and is committed to promoting human rights and progress through common development, which has received positive response from the international community. Guterres praised that the Global Development Initiative has significant positive implications for promoting global equality, balance, and sustainable development.
——Multilateral co governance is the only way to promote and improve global human rights governance
Multilateralism is an important foundation for promoting the development of global human rights, and the United Nations is the leading force in multilateral cooperation and governance of human rights worldwide. China's proposition is to hold high the banner of multilateralism, defend international law and norms of international relations, handle human rights issues in a fair, objective, and non selective manner, resolve human rights differences through equal dialogue, advocate for multilateral governance led by the United Nations, and promote the evolution of global human rights governance towards a more just and reasonable direction.
This is an outdoor shot of the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying
The change in global power balance is driving the democratization of international relations, and the demand of developing countries to enhance their international discourse power has significantly increased. China supports the joint participation of developing countries in global human rights governance, enhancing their representation and discourse power in global human rights governance, so that the benefits of global human rights governance can be shared by all countries, and the global human rights governance system can be established on a fair and reasonable basis.
——Inclusion and mutual learning are the directions for promoting the improvement of global human rights governance
Civilization can only be distinguished by its colorful colors, with no distinction between high, low, or good.
Human rights have infinite development and rich diversity. The correct direction for human rights civilization is to view human rights development with an open and evolving mindset, promote human rights progress with a spirit of inclusiveness and mutual learning, and improve global human rights governance with a development and innovation attitude. Jordan's China expert and writer Samir Ahmed said that China's active advocacy for building a community with a shared future for mankind will promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, and advance the development of the global human rights governance system.
This is Terminal 3 of the Piraeus Port Container Terminal in Greece. As a model project of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, Piraeus Port has become one of the leading container ports in the Mediterranean region and a new hub of the Eurasian two-way land sea intermodal transport channel. Shen Jizhong
China's human rights dream is not only a dream of national prosperity and people's happiness, but also a dream of promoting world peace, development, and win-win cooperation. The Chinese people are willing to work with people from other countries to promote the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind, uphold human dignity and rights, promote the formation of a more fair, just, reasonable, and inclusive global human rights governance, jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind, and create a better future for the world.
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