December
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Dec. 1,2016
The Chinese government Thursday issued a white paper on the right to development, expounding on its philosophy, practice and contribution.
The white paper, titled "The Right to Development: China's Philosophy, Practice and Contribution," said that development is the top priority of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in governance and national revitalization, and the key to resolving all other problems.
Dec.1,2016
An evaluation group of Australian Human Rights Commission has recently visited China and held a seminar with Chinese officials and experts on reproductive health and rights protection on November 23, 2016.
Dec.2,2016
The State Council Law Office released a draft on Community Corrections Act on Thursday, which started to solicit public opinions on Internet.
Dec.5,2016
President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to an international symposium that opened Sunday in Beijing on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations' "Declaration on the Right to Development."
Dec.5,2016
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked to enhance public awareness of the Constitution and its implementation as the country observed the third Constitution Day on Sunday.
Dec. 6, 2016
Premier Li Keqiang called on small private business owners to build their brands and contribute to employment and the national economy at a ceremony on Monday.
Dec. 6, 2016
The International Seminar on the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development concluded on Monday with a Beijing Proposal.
Dec. 6, 2016
A two-day international seminar on the right to development concluded Monday, urging continued global commitment to offering equal opportunities for development and sharing its benefits.
Dec. 6, 2016
The Chinese government published its first white paper on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on Tuesday, detailing policies and measures on TCM development and highlighting its unique value in the new era.
Dec. 6, 2016
China's State Council has released a national plan on environmental improvements for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), detailing tasks to cleanse polluted air, water and soil.
Dec. 7, 2016
China will intensify policy support in the next five years to narrow the urban-rural income gap and double farmers' 2010 average per capita income by 2020, according to the State Council.
Dec. 7, 2016
A provincial court in north China on Friday pledged to investigate allegations of judicial misconduct related to a rape and murder case overturned more than two decades after the convicted defendant was executed.
The Higher People's Court of Hebei Province in 1995 upheld the decision of a lower court to execute Nie Shubin after he was found guilty of raping and murdering a women on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei. Nie was 21 when he was executed.
On Friday, Nie was exonerated by China's Supreme People's Court after years of review.
Dec. 8, 2016
China issued guidelines Wednesday, calling for closer collaboration between its developed eastern regions and underdeveloped western regions in an effort to bridge the regional development gap and meet its target of eliminating poverty by 2020.
Dec. 8, 2016
On December 6, 2016, China and Brazil held the 2nd consultation on human rights. Special Representative for Human Rights Affairs and Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the Foreign Ministry Liu Hua and Director of Department for Human Rights and Social Issues of the Foreign Ministry Alexandre Ghisleni of Brazil co-chaired the consultation. State Ethnic Affairs Commission sent representatives to attend the consultation.
Dec. 9, 2016
Chinese and US officials meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day bilateral cybersecurity dialogue, agreed to expand their collaboration, according to Chinese officials.
Dec. 9, 2016
The 2016 China-Germany Forum on Human Rights Development was held in Beijing on Thursday.
Human rights experts from China and Germany gathered to discuss issues regarding peaceful development and the protection of human rights.
Dec. 10, 2016
On 10 December every year, the world commemorates the day in 1948 on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaiming its principles as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.”
Dec. 13, 2016
It is estimated that China’s aging population will reach its peak of 400 million by 2055, with large numbers of the elderly in rural areas and a prevalence of female senior citizens, a recent report showed.
Dec.13,2016
Ceremony of flying Chinese national flag at half-mast is held on China’s National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre victims at the memorial hall for the massacre victims in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Dec 13, 2016. In February 2014, China’s top legislature designated Dec 13 as National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.
Dec. 15, 2016
The Ministry of Education has implemented compulsory education curriculum standards for special education schools for the blind, the deaf and intelligence training. This is the first systematic learning standards for disabled students since the establishment of People's Republic of China.
Dec. 19,2016
China issued a guideline Sunday on improving work safety, seeking to plug the holes in its supervision mechanism, laws and safety standards to effectively prevent accidents.
Dec.20,2016
The 13th Conference of the Contracting Parties of Convention on Biological Diversity closed in Cancun on Dec.17,2016.
It was announced at the conference that China will host the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties of Convention on Biological Diversity in 2020.
Dec.21,2016
The government of Macao Special Administrative Region holds a reception to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Macao`s return to the motherland, in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2016.
Dec.22,2016
China's State Council on Wednesday passed a plan on health care and medical system reform for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020).
Dec.22,2016
From 2010 to 2014, China's ecological civilization index kept increasing, according to a report issued by China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association on Dec.18.
China's ecological conditions have been improving since 2010, and entered a new stage of continuous improvement, according to China's provincial ecological civilization evaluation report issued at the annual meeting of China's Ecological Civilization Forum in Haikou.
Dec. 26, 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged greater efforts to promote the sustainable and healthy development of the country's western regions.
Dec. 26, 2016
Northwest University of Political Science and Law (NWUPL) officially launched its Human Rights Research Institute on Dec.8, 2016.
Dec. 26, 2016
China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), a national human rights think tank, convened the first conference of its fourth national council in Beijing on December 23, 2016.
Dec. 26, 2016
China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) convened the first conference of its third national council in Beijing on December 23th. More than 100 members and supervisors attended the conference.
Dec. 26, 2016
The average life expectancy for Chinese will reach 77 years by 2020, one year more than the figure in 2015, the health authority announced Friday.
Dec. 26, 2016
Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong said Saturday that China will do more to ensure that workplace safety rules are better enforced.
Dec. 28, 2016
The number of Chinese people lifted out of poverty in the last 30 years accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's total, according to a blue paper on poverty reduction released Tuesday.
Dec. 28, 2016
China's top Internet regulator released a cyberspace security strategy on Tuesday.
The Chinese government will push for a peaceful, secure, open, cooperative and orderly cyberspace, according to the 15-page strategy released by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Dec. 29, 2016
China created more than 13 million new jobs in cities this year as part of the efforts to stabilize a slowing economy, a Chinese official said.
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