BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao has vowed the Chinese people will, as always, work together with the
international community to promote healthy development of the human rights cause
in the world.
Hu made the remarks in a letter to the China Society
for Human Rights Studies on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the
publication of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
He said China will strengthen international
cooperation, as it has always done, in the human rights field to make its due
contribution to the building of a harmonious world featuring lasting peace and
common prosperity.
China, however, will base its human rights
development on the basic situation of the country while acknowledging the
universal value of human rights, Hu said in the letter.
The country will prioritize people's rights to
existence and development in its socialist modernization drive and ensure, in
accordance with law, the equal rights to participation and development of all
society members, Hu said, stressing the principle of "people first".
Citing the enshrinement of human rights in the
Constitution, Hu said the country has recorded a new chapter of human rights
development since the founding of New China and especially since the reform and
opening-up 30 years ago, which has been witnessed by the whole world.
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- On the occasion of the 60th
anniversary of the publication of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, Wang Chen, director of
the State Council Information Office, accepted an exclusive interview by the
Human Rights journal, during which he gave a positive appraisal of the position
and role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, expounded China's basic
views on human rights and achievements in human rights development and
visualized the prospects of human rights development in China and the world as a
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BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The international community
should deal with human rights issues through dialogues and cooperation, a senior
Chinese official said here on Tuesday.
"In promoting human rights, only by carrying out
constructive dialogues, exchange and cooperation on the basis of equality and
mutual respect, ... can all countries in the world achieve common progress and
development," said Wang Chen, minister in charge of the State Council
Information Office. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's human rights
development still had "quite a few things less than satisfactory", but would see
progress as the modernization drive went on, a top official said here on
Tuesday.
"Due to natural, historical, cultural and economic
and social factors, there are still many problems and difficulties in the
development of human rights," said Wang Chen, minister in charge of the State
Council Information Office. Full story
