Xi: Improve human rights governance worldwide

Experts hold group discussion on international cooperation at the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance in Beijing on Wednesday. (Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn)

President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is ready to work with the rest of the world to push for greater fairness, justice, reason and inclusiveness in global human rights governance, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

He also expressed China's willingness to work with other countries to act on the principles enshrined in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and jointly build a better world.

Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory letter sent to the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, which opened on Wednesday in Beijing.

Noting that global human rights governance faces severe challenges, Xi said that China stands for safeguarding human rights with security and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of every country.

He called on all countries to follow the path of peaceful development and implement the Global Security Initiative in order to create a stable environment for human rights development.

The president said that China advocates promoting human rights with development and putting into action the Global Development Initiative.

Efforts should be made to improve the inclusiveness, accessibility and sustainability of development, and to ensure fair entitlement to human rights by people of all countries through modernization paths with their own characteristics, he said.

Xi also said that China stands for advancing human rights with cooperation in the spirit of mutual respect and equality, implementing the Global Civilization Initiative and deepening exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.

He underlined the importance of putting the people above all else, saying that China pursues a human rights development path that follows the trend of the times and suits its national conditions.

The country will strengthen its protection of human rights in the course of advancing Chinese modernization, Xi said.

Jointly hosted by the Information Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the forum is themed "Equality, Cooperation and Development: The 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Global Human Rights Governance".