Building a China-Latin American and Caribbean States Community with a Shared Future and the Development of Human Rights

— A Review of the Second China-Latin American and Caribbean States Roundtable on Human Rights

XU Tianqi*

Abstract: On July 25, 2025, the second China-Latin American and Caribbean States (China-LAC) Roundtable on Human Rights was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. More than 130 participants from 20 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile, conducted in-depth discussions centering on the theme of “China-Latin American and Caribbean States Community with a Shared Future and the Development of Human Rights”. The forum published the Sao Paulo Consensus on China-Latin American and the Caribbean States Human Rights Communication and Cooperation, and launched the China-Latin American and Caribbean States Human Rights Research and Cooperation Network. Participants spoke highly of the development and progress of the human rights cause since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In particular, in recent years, based on the existing high-level economic and trade cooperation, China-LAC exchanges and cooperation in the field of human rights have made rapid progress and remarkable achievements, effectively enhancing bilateral mutual trust. Looking ahead, efforts should be made to advance the joint building of a China-Latin American and Caribbean States Community with a Shared Future and the development of the human rights cause of both sides, build on development cooperation, strengthen governance coordination and exchanges and mutual learning, carry out more joint actions in the field of human rights, so as to make greater joint contributions to the advancement and development of the world’s human rights cause.

Keywords: China-Latin American and Caribbean States roundtable on human rights · human rights · China-Latin American and Caribbean States community with a shared future · digital human rights · climate and human rights