Pioneering a New Realm of Human Rights Civilization in the Chinese Path to Modernization

—An Overview of the symposium on "The Chinese Path to Modernization and the Promotion of Free and Comprehensive Human Development"

WANG Xinyi & HUANG Anjie

Abstract: On October 14, 2023, a symposium themed "The Chinese Path to Modernization and the Promotion of Free and Comprehensive Human Development" was held in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. More than fifty experts, scholars, and researchers from national institutions and universities engaged in discussions and exchanges on human rights on the Chinese path to modernization, including the path, practice, knowledge systems, and civilization forms of human rights. This symposium played a significant role in advancing the construction of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of human rights in China.

Keywords: Chinese path to modernization · Chinese human rights civilization · China's indigenous human rights knowledge system · free and comprehensive human development