August 2024
Chinese human rights delegation concludes successful visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
A human rights exchange delegation, led by Jiang Jinguo, executive vice president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies, concluded its visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for bilateral exchanges on Aug. 1.
During the eight-day visit, the delegation introduced the significant deployment regarding upholding the correct view of human rights and strengthening law enforcement and judicial protection of human rights, as outlined by the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
International delegates laud China’s green development
A group of delegates from countries including Laos, Indonesia, the United States and Japan have praised China’s high-quality development through ecological environmental protection and harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
From Aug. 11 to 13, the group visited the city of Chifeng, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as part of an international seminar jointly organized by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and China Datang Corporation Ltd.
The delegates were impressed by Inner Mongolia’s renewable energy development, ecological restoration and desertification control.
From: Xinhua
China’s top procuratorate improves legal protections for food delivery workers
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), the country’s top procuratorate, said in a statement Aug. 12 that it had stepped up efforts to strengthen legal protections for the country’s growing numbers of food delivery workers and other workers providing on-demand services via online platforms such as ride-hailing apps.
Since February, Chinese procuratorial agencies have handled over 120 public interest litigation cases involving legal protections for these workers, many of whom are gig workers who face disadvantages in the job market, and for other vulnerable groups such as rural migrant workers and workers with disabilities, according to the statement.
From: Xinhua
Global experts seek practical green development options in Beijing
On August 15, China’s National Ecology Day, over 100 scholars, experts and diplomats from 36 countries and regions gathered in Beijing to attend the International Symposium on Environment, Development and Human Rights: Green and Low-Carbon Development in the Process of Modernization.
China vowed to improve systems and mechanisms in its reform of ecological conservation during last month’s third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee. Efforts will be made in many areas, including further developing China’s national carbon market, improving its national voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction market and establishing a market-oriented innovation system for green technologies.
International guests attending the symposium shared the dramatic environmental changes they witnessed in China during their multiple trips to the country in the past few years and expressed hope for future cooperation with China and more green development options for the world.
From: CGTN
Exhibition highlights commitment to develop Xizang
A high-level exhibition on the marvelous achievements of the central government, other provinces and enterprises helping Xizang over the three decades kicked off in Lhasa, capital of Xizang, on Aug. 17.
As part of a key event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of paired assistance to the Xizang autonomous region, a four-month-long preparation led by the regional organization department culminated in the grand opening of the exhibition.
Themed “Building a Beautiful and Happy Xizang, Fulfilling the Great Rejuvenation Dream,” the exhibition highlights the successful implementation of major strategic decisions for paired assistance to Xizang by the central government.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
China boosts disability prevention screenings
China has made substantial progress in pre-pregnancy and prenatal screenings, as well as other disability prevention initiatives over the past decade, official figures show.
During a news conference on Aug. 21 ahead of National Disability Prevention Day on Aug. 25, Li Dachuan, deputy director of the National Health Commission’s department of medical administration, said the rate of national premarital screenings for genetic diseases reached 76.5 percent last year.
It was just 2.5 percent in 2005 and 41 percent rate in 2011, according to official statistics.
From: China Daily
Housing pension to enhance living quality
China’s pilot housing pension system in 22 cities, including Shanghai, aims to better facilitate existing housing upgrades and enhance people’s living environment, said an official and real estate experts, dispelling fears of the system being a new form of property tax.
The housing pension system consists of personal accounts and public accounts, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said in a statement on Aug. 26.
From: China Daily
China vows to cultivate high-quality teachers to strengthen education sector
China has vowed to strengthen its teaching workforce by cultivating more competent and high-quality professionals, a crucial task in its pursuit of becoming an educational powerhouse.
To that end, a set of guidelines published on Aug. 26 outline specific measures, including strengthening professional integrity, conduct and skills of teachers, optimizing education resource allocation, and protecting teachers’ rights and interests.
From: Xinhua
Chinese premier urges high-quality development of elderly care services
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Aug. 26 emphasized the need to actively respond to population aging and promote the high-quality development of elderly care services.
Li made the remarks at a study session held by the State Council.
From: Xinhua
China to mull support for more families who lost only child
China will consider ramping up support for more families whose only child died, ranging from providing special elderly care and medical services to facilitating their access to assisted reproductive tools and child adoption, the news outlet ThePaper.cn reported on Aug. 26.
A group of families who had lost their only child but had another child later recently submitted a letter to the National Health Commission and met with health officials in Beijing to seek support.
From: China Daily
Beijing Internet Court vows to strengthen data protection
Beijing Internet Court has pledged to focus more on handling cases involving emerging businesses and technologies, with great effort to draw regulations in these areas, in a move to help foster new quality productive forces.
“We’ll strengthen the protection of data-related rights to ensure data security and promote data flow by improving relevant rules. We’ve also decided to pay high attention to solving disputes of online games, livestreaming and smart cars,” Jiang Ying, president of the court told a news conference on Aug. 26.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, she said that the court’s research on the technology, such as how to identify the copyrights of AI-generated works and how to protect personal information while applying AI-powered products, will be further increased.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
Exhibition shows China’s achievements in building a barrier-free society
The National Barrier-Free Environment Exhibition Hall, showcasing the widespread adoption of accessible designs across society, including aboard high-speed trains and at banks, opened in Beijing on Aug. 28.
After two years of preparation, it was unveiled to the public at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall just ahead of the anniversary of the China Accessibility Construction Law taking effect on Sept. 1.
The China Association of Volunteers for Persons with Disabilities and Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall jointly launched the hall as a platform for patriotic education. The exhibition is also expected to raise public awareness about accessibility and demonstrate and promote relevant technologies.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
Guidelines to develop new era teachers
In its pursuit of becoming an educational powerhouse, China will strengthen its teaching workforce by developing more high-quality professionals, especially in rural and less developed areas, officials from the Ministry of Education said on Aug. 29.
Wang Jiayi, vice-minister of education, said the new guidelines published on Aug. 26 on advocating the spirit of educators and strengthening the building of high-quality professional teaching workforce for the new era have outlined specific measures, including strengthening professional integrity, conduct and skills of teachers, optimizing education resource allocation and protecting teachers’ rights and interests.
From: China Daily
Nearly 1.1 billion have access to internet in China
China has had nearly 1.1 billion netizens as of June, an increase of 7.42 million compared with December 2023, a report released by the China Internet Network Information Center said on Aug. 29.
Mobile payment services have been continuously optimized, providing greater convenience for foreigners coming to or staying in China, according to the report.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
New circular aims to strengthen management of China’s job market
China will strengthen regulations in the human resources market to protect the legitimate rights and interests of both workers and employers, according to a circular issued on Aug. 29.
The circular, jointly issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, stated that measures will be adopted to address key issues such as false recruitment, unauthorized disclosure of jobseekers’ personal information, employment discrimination and illegal charges.
From: Xinhua
Beijing’s Dongcheng court vows to improve handling of cultural cases
A Beijing court has pledged to provide better legal services to serve cultural development, with greater efforts to improve the quality of relevant case hearings.
After being named as the capital’s talent pool for handling cultural cases in September last year, the Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Court, located in the downtown, has solved a number of disputes in the field, mainly covering concerts, dramas, publication, museums, cultural relics and tourism, according to a statement released by the court on Aug. 30.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
September 2024
China releases guidelines to improve rural public health
China’s National Health Commission and 13 other authorities jointly issued a set of guidelines on Sept. 3 to improve public health in the country’s rural areas.
According to the guidelines, the government will promote healthy lifestyles in rural areas and take preventive measures to avoid people falling into poverty due to illness.
From: Xinhua
China’s top judge visits Beijing school to raise legal awareness
China’s top judge Zhang Jun visited a Beijing middle school on Sept. 6 to teach on how to prevent juvenile crimes and protect children’s legitimate rights.
As the vice-principal of the Beijing No. 2 Middle School, it is the seventh time that Zhang has been to the campus to share legal knowledge, cases and judicial stories with students.
While pointing out the reasons behind juvenile delinquency, including internet addiction and lack of family education, Zhang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, also called on students to prevent crimes from the root by enhancing legal awareness.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
China’s online job fairs to offer nearly 80,000 positions during Sept. 9-14
According to China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, four online job fairs offering nearly 80,000 positions are being held from September 9 to 14. The four fairs focus on mechanical energy, information technology, fast-moving consumer goods retail, and social organizations. These are part of China’s special campaign to create more than 10 million jobs in 100 days this year.
From: CGTN
China, Latin America work to advance global human rights
China has consistently upheld a people-centered perspective on human rights, respecting the principal position of the people, according to Baimachilin, vice-chairman of the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies.
Baimachilin spoke at the inaugural China-Latin America and Caribbeans States (LAC) Roundtable on Human Rights in Brazil on Sept. 10, which marked the first such institutional exchange and seminar between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The roundtable, themed “Diversity of Civilizations and Pathways to Realize Human Rights”, drew senior officials and experts from 17 countries — China, Brazil, Argentina, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
Report on China-LAC cooperation on human rights development released
As emerging significant powers in the world, China and LAC countries need to jointly address a series of global dilemmas and challenges in international human rights affairs, according to a report released on Sept. 10 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The report titled “Common Goals: China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation on Human Rights Development, the Present and the Future” says that China and LAC countries have actively shaped international human rights agendas in recent years.
They advocate for “a fairer, more equitable, and inclusive system” while opposing the manipulation of human rights for unilateral or hegemonic purposes.
Based on many consensus on human rights affairs, China and LAC countries agree that securing the rights to subsistence and development is essential for realizing other human rights, the report says.
From: Ecns.cn
Authorities mull law for ailing seniors
China is planning to establish a legal framework to boost elderly care targeting seniors with disabilities to meet surging demands in a rapidly aging society, said Lu Zhiyuan, minister of civil affairs.
Official data shows that China has about 35 million disabled elderly, who make up 11.6 percent of the nation’s elderly population. That number is expected to climb to 46 million by 2035 and 58 million by 2050, he said in a report delivered to an ongoing session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Sept. 10.
From: China Daily
Adjustment of retirement ages key for aging society
China will gradually raise the statutory retirement age, according to a draft decision submitted for review at a session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, which started on Sept. 10.
The move is aimed at coping positively with the aging problem, better using human resources and showing greater respect to older people who still wish to work, experts said.
The raising of the retirement age is based on people’s increased life expectancy and extended years of schooling, and is a positive move to deal with the aging problem and lower birthrate, experts said.
Under the current retirement policy, men in urban areas retire at 60, and women retire at 50 or 55, depending on their job or occupation.
From: China Daily
Xi stresses prioritizing elderly care, childcare in public services
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the importance of prioritizing elderly care and childcare in efforts to improve public services.
Xi made the remarks when visiting a local community in Lanzhou, capital city of Northwest China’s Gansu province, on Sept. 11.
From: Xinhua
China ready to work with all for equal world multipolarization: ambassador
China stands ready to work with all for an equal and orderly world multipolarization and a universal and inclusive economic globalization, to build the community of a shared future for mankind, and jointly promote the healthy development of international human rights cause, Chinese ambassador in Geneva said on Sept. 11.
China’s achievements in addressing inequality and in promoting economic, social and cultural rights are nothing short of history-making, noted Chen Xu, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland.
From: Xinhua
Forum expected to pool wisdom for lasting peace
President Xi Jinping stressed on Sept. 13 that China makes relentless efforts to build a world of lasting peace and universal security as it practices the Global Security Initiative, in a congratulatory letter to the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
In the letter, Xi emphasized that faced with global changes of a magnitude not seen in a century and the expectations of people worldwide for security and stability, China continues to consolidate consensus among all parties, works to eliminate the root causes of international conflicts and improves global security governance.
From: China Daily
Photo exhibition on life in China’s border areas opens in Tokyo
A photo exhibition showcasing people’s lives in China’s border areas opened on Sept. 21 in Tokyo.
The event, hosted by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and co-organized by the Japan-China Friendship Center and the Nationalities Pictorial, attracted some 60 attendees, including representatives from the two countries’ friendship organizations and prominent figures from Japan’s academic and cultural circles, at the opening ceremony.
This exhibition features nearly a hundred pictures to showcase the simple, ordinary and real living and production conditions of people of all ethnic groups in the border areas of China, using images to tell their touching stories of brotherly friendship, mutual assistance and creating a better life together.
From: Xinhua
China works to provide quality elderly care services: officials
China is on the way to establishing a complete service system that will remarkably improve the lives of hundreds of millions of senior citizens in the country, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
China will build an elderly-friendly society by improving its social security system, elderly care services and health supports, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan has said, noting that an elderly care services system with distinctive Chinese features is expected to become well-developed and smoothly functional by 2035.
There were 297 million people aged 60 or above in China at the end of 2023, accounting for 21.1 percent of the country’s total population. The country is taking a proactive approach to population aging, acknowledging it as a reality China must face squarely on its path to modernization.
While challenges exist, this demographic shift also presents opportunities, Lu said at a press conference on high-quality development held in Beijing on Sept. 23.
From: Xinhua
Experts, scholars discuss guiding principles of key CPC session, human rights protection
Human rights experts and scholars on Sept. 24 agreed that the key resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee promotes the all-round advancement of human rights at a symposium in Beijing.
The symposium, held by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, gathered human rights experts from universities, scientific research institutions, relevant departments, and media outlets to share views on the study and implementation of the plenary session’s guiding principles and the overall advancement of human rights.
From: Xinhua
Respecting, safeguarding human rights unremitting pursuit of Chinese government: FM
It is the unremitting pursuit of the Chinese government to respect and protect human rights, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi when meeting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 24.
Noting that global human rights governance faces complex challenges, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said it is hoped that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will adhere to multilateralism, perform its duties in a fair and objective manner, and engage in constructive dialogue and cooperation with various countries.
From: Xinhua
High-quality employment a priority for socioeconomic development
China is ramping up efforts to boost high-quality employment growth by developing more new professions, encouraging entrepreneurship and skills education, and tightening supervision of the human resources market to secure a fairer, healthier working environment for people.
Li Zhong, vice-minister of human resources and social security, said at a news conference in Beijing on Sept. 24 that high-quality employment is a priority of the nation’s socioeconomic development, and authorities must give more support to industries and companies that are better suited to create job opportunities.
From: China Daily
Implement policy measures fast to ensure jobs
The central authorities issued a package of pro-job measures on Sept. 25 to assist young people. The unemployment rate in the 16-24 age group, not including students, was 18.8 percent last month.
The measures call for the establishment of an employment impact assessment mechanism.
The document also asks for actively responding to the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence on employment.
From: China Daily
Top court issues judicial interpretation for safety of people
China’s top court issued a judicial interpretation on Sept. 26 in response to some public concerns, including human trafficking, juvenile protection and throwing objects from high-rise buildings, as well as to help judges resolve relevant disputes more efficiently.
The 26-article judicial document, which will take effect on Sept. 27, is also to further ensure the accurate implementation of the Civil Code, the country’s fundamental law for regulating civil activities and protecting people’s civil rights, according to the Supreme People’s Court.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
Less crime reported across nation this summer
The reported criminal and public security cases recorded nationwide over the past three months have decreased by 16.8 percent and 14.2 percent respectively, compared to the same period last year, with the overall public security situation continues to improve, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Sept. 27.
Li Jiexiang, political commissar of the ministry’s intelligence command center, said at a news conference that the police have streamlined the process to crack down on prevalent crimes during the summer, including assault, burglary, provoking troubles and quarrels, and other common illegal activities over the past three months.
From: chinadaily.com.cn
