China to adhere to Scientific Outlook on Development: ambassador
发布时间：2013-11-04 共1页
The Chinese government will continue to adhere to the Scientific Outlook on Development, an approach that places people first, China’s ambassador to the UN Office in Geneva said on Wednesday.
In addition, the government will continue to "earnestly implement the constitutional principles of the rule of law and safeguarding human rights," Li Baodong told the 47-state UN Human Rights Council, which concluded its first review of China’s human rights records.
Li said after continuous efforts made since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the country "is witnessing the emancipation of thought, enlightening in politics, development in economy, harmony of society, progress in sciences, and blossoming in art."
The extraordinary experience in the past six decades shows that China must find models of development and democracy that suit its national conditions, and China must rely on its own arduous efforts while learning from other countries’ useful experiences, he stressed.
Under the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review system, all UN members states must have their records examined in every four years.
During the China review, which started on Monday, the Chinese delegation presented a report outlining the country’s progress and challenges in the field of human rights.
The Chinese delegation also answered questions and responded to recommendations from other council members and observers in an interactive dialogue.
During the review, many countries praised China’s tremendous achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights in the past 60 years, and particularly since its launching of reform and opening up in 1978.
They also recommended China to share with the international community, and in particular developing countries, its experience in promoting the right to development and poverty reduction.
In a report adopted at the end of the review, the council expressed hope that China will continue to make efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.
It also encouraged China to stick to a development model that suits its national conditions and to continue its active and constructive role in the world.
"We are proud of what we have achieved, and we are also clearly aware of the future difficulties and challenges," Li told the meeting on Wednesday.
"I am confident that when China receives its next review four years later, the world will see a country with more prosperous economy, higher level of democracy, better legal system and more harmonious society where people live a happier life," he said.
In addition, the government will continue to "earnestly implement the constitutional principles of the rule of law and safeguarding human rights," Li Baodong told the 47-state UN Human Rights Council, which concluded its first review of China’s human rights records.
Li said after continuous efforts made since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the country "is witnessing the emancipation of thought, enlightening in politics, development in economy, harmony of society, progress in sciences, and blossoming in art."
The extraordinary experience in the past six decades shows that China must find models of development and democracy that suit its national conditions, and China must rely on its own arduous efforts while learning from other countries’ useful experiences, he stressed.
Under the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review system, all UN members states must have their records examined in every four years.
During the China review, which started on Monday, the Chinese delegation presented a report outlining the country’s progress and challenges in the field of human rights.
The Chinese delegation also answered questions and responded to recommendations from other council members and observers in an interactive dialogue.
During the review, many countries praised China’s tremendous achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights in the past 60 years, and particularly since its launching of reform and opening up in 1978.
They also recommended China to share with the international community, and in particular developing countries, its experience in promoting the right to development and poverty reduction.
In a report adopted at the end of the review, the council expressed hope that China will continue to make efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.
It also encouraged China to stick to a development model that suits its national conditions and to continue its active and constructive role in the world.
"We are proud of what we have achieved, and we are also clearly aware of the future difficulties and challenges," Li told the meeting on Wednesday.
"I am confident that when China receives its next review four years later, the world will see a country with more prosperous economy, higher level of democracy, better legal system and more harmonious society where people live a happier life," he said.
