Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th, report title:Inject impetus into promoting the healthy development of the international human rights cause-President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2021 South-South Human Rights Forum and aroused a warm response from the participants
Xinhua News Agency reporters Wang Bin and Dong Xue
President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2021·South-South Human Rights Forum on December 8, profoundly clarifying China’s people-centered concept of human rights, declaring China’s willingness to work with developing countries to promote the common values of all mankind and promote the healthy development of international human rights. Sincere wishes.
Chinese and foreigners attending the forum said that the congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping pointed out the direction for the vast number of developing countries to strengthen international human rights exchanges and cooperation and promote the improvement of global human rights governance. Participants at the conference expect the developing countries to further build consensus, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, and jointly promote the development of the world‘s human rights cause in a more equal, comprehensive, balanced and progressive direction.
Profoundly clarify China’s view of human rights
In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping pointed out that China insists on putting the people at the center and putting people’s interests first, promoting human rights through development, advancing people’s democracy throughout the entire process, promoting the free and comprehensive development of people, and successfully embarking on a human rights development path that conforms to the trend of the times. Notable achievements have been made in the promotion of China’s human rights cause, and more than 1.4 billion Chinese people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security in the protection of human rights has continued to increase.
“Chairman Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter fully embodies the value orientation of the people’s supremacy, the people-centered development thinking and the comprehensive and developmental human rights concept.” said Han Dayuan, director of the Human Rights Research Center of Renmin University of China. China insists on the right to survival and development. The most important basic human rights, and China’s successful human rights practice is an important manifestation of practicing the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and earnestly fulfilling its obligations in international human rights treaties.
“China’s development achievements are not only reflected in economic growth, but also in terms of medical insurance, pensions and increased life expectancy.” Carloto, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, said that China pays special attention to the health, education, and health of vulnerable groups. Housing and other basic well-being continue to improve social inclusiveness.
“China puts human development at the core. We should learn from this experience and move forward and develop together.” said Dubana, the former foreign minister of the Central African Republic.
Demonstrate the mission of promoting the healthy development of international human rights
“It is the common pursuit of human society to protect human life, value and dignity, and to realize the enjoyment of human rights by everyone.” “People all over the world should and be able to independently choose a human rights development path that suits their national conditions”…
Participants said that President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter profoundly explained China’s proposition to integrate the universal principle of human rights with the reality of each country, and demonstrated China’s mission to promote equal cooperation, maintain fairness and justice, and promote the improvement of the global human rights governance system.
Tom Zwart, director of the Center for Intercultural Human Rights at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, said that Chinese leaders strongly advocate the establishment of a community with a shared future for mankind, advocate respect for cultural diversity, and promote mutual learning and mutual learning among civilizations. This will help put human rights issues in a new perspective. In a sustainable international context.
Bussena Shaban, special adviser to the President of Syria, believes that every country has a political system that reflects its civilization and history, and that Western countries should not become the only standard in the world.
Many participants said that some Western countries claim to be “human rights defenders” and point fingers at the human rights situation in other countries, but turn a blind eye to the serious human rights problems in their own countries. They are “fake human rights and true hegemony.”
Guiding the direction of human rights cooperation in the vast number of developing countries
At present, the COVID-19 pandemic has been delayed and repeated, seriously threatening the right to life and health of people in all countries. 150 million people worldwide have returned to extreme poverty, and social inequality and racial discrimination have intensified. Countries in the world, especially developing countries, are facing new challenges in the protection and development of human rights.
In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping emphasized that China is willing to work with developing countries to promote the common values of all mankind, practice true multilateralism, and contribute wisdom and strength to the healthy development of international human rights.
Many participants expressed that President Xi Jinping advocates the promotion of the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom of all mankind, and advocates the practice of true multilateralism, which provides a new perspective for promoting South-South human rights cooperation and is helpful to the realization of all mankind. Common prosperity and development play an important guiding role.
Joseph Hubbel, vice chairman of the “Poland Homeland” Citizens Association, said that in terms of infrastructure construction required by many developing countries, Western developed countries have not provided enough assistance. “China has given other developing countries very important technical and financial support, which is a tangible help in realizing the development rights of these countries.”
“Based on similar needs for human rights protection, developing countries should continue to strengthen cooperation and take practical measures to promote global human rights governance in a more just, reasonable and inclusive direction.” said Chang Jian, director of the Human Rights Research Center of Nankai University.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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