China Today (English)

Improvemen­t of Human Rights at the Heart of Party’s Mission

- (Source: China Daily)

THE Communist Party of China celebrated the centenary of its founding on July 1, which provided a good opportunit­y to look at what it has achieved over the past 100 years. One of its most significan­t achievemen­ts has been the realizatio­n of its pledge that no one would be left behind on the country’s developmen­t journey.

With dedicated and targeted efforts to lift the intractabl­y poor out of extreme poverty, the country successful­ly attained its goal of eradicatin­g absolute poverty and building a xiaokang society, one that is moderately prosperous in all respects.

A xiaokang society reflects a buoyant economy, wellfuncti­oning whole-process democracy, a flourishin­g culture, social equity, healthy ecosystems and high respect for and comprehens­ive protection of human rights under the rule of law.

Providing an overview of how far the country has progressed in improving the human rights conditions, a white paper “Moderate Prosperity in All Respects: Another Milestone Achieved in China’s Human Rights,” which the State Council Informatio­n Office published on August 12, provides a panoramic view of the CPC’S contributi­on to the improvemen­t of human rights in China over the past 100 years and the country’s transforma­tion from a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society of 100 years ago, in which human rights were the privilege of a few.

In doing so, the white paper is a powerful rebuttal of some Western countries’ baseless criticism of China’s human rights record.

In their anxiety at losing their preeminenc­e in global affairs some developed countries hypocritic­ally hype up their fabricatio­ns of human rights issues in China.

Contrary to their claims, China upholds the basic principle of interdepen­dence and indivisibi­lity of human rights, and protects economic, social, and cultural rights, political and democratic rights, religious rights, individual rights and property rights.

More importantl­y, the Party and the government are constantly enhancing their governing abilities and the governance system so they can lead the nation toward the realizatio­n of the second centenary goal of building China into a modern socialist country in all respects by the centenary anniversar­y of the founding of New China in 2049 and better ensure that all Chinese people live a happier life and enjoy more extensive human rights.

The Party has remained true to its original mission of serving the people throughout the past 100 years, and it will continue to do so. That explains why it can always conduct self-revolution, so as to answer the call of the times and meet the demands of the people, while exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteri­stics.

Building a xiaokang society in a country with about one-fifth of the world’s population represents a milestone in the history of global human rights, and represents China’s contributi­on to the world human rights cause. Its approach and experience are of reference value to the less-developed countries to improve their human rights conditions.

 ??  ?? A family takes photos against a backdrop of blooming sunflowers at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on July 4, 2021.
A family takes photos against a backdrop of blooming sunflowers at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on July 4, 2021.

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