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China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
- Various conditions including cultural and social factors must be considered, Xi tells Politburo
- China is trying to shift attention away from the Chinese government’s ongoing crimes, rights advocate says
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President Xi Jinping has pledged to promote China’s own path in human rights development in an assertive response to criticism from the West.
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In an address to the Communist Party’s inner circle on Friday, Xi said China had blazed a path of human rights development consistent with the trend of the times and the nation’s conditions, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The address to the Politburo came in the lead-up to the release of the State Council’s “Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2021”, which takes aim at the US death tolls from Covid-19 and gun violence.
The message was also conveyed on Monday when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video address to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Beijing has been pushing for its own narrative on human rights in the face of increasing pressure from Washington and its allies, attacking the records of Western nations at international forums and UN conferences.
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