US peoples! Do not attempt to stop the rise of China!!
It is unfortunate that your President turns his back on the millenial giant that is China awakening! Do not make the same mistake!
take the time to study now, the sayings of Chairman Mao - so that you will be prepared for later!!
tsi
US criticism on China's human rights record reveals Cold War mentality: article
www.chinaview.cn 2004-03-31 14:47:53
@BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhuanet) -- It is totally out of a Cold War mentality that the US government has opposed China in the field of human rights in order to distort China's image, undermine its stability and h inder its development, a Chinese human rights expert said Wednesday.
China has made major progress in human rights over the last year, said Dong Yunhu, vice chairman and secretary-general of the China Society for Human Rights Studies, in a signed article Wednesday, following Tuesday's issuance of a government white paper entitled "Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003."
The article says that the white paper lists the efforts and achievements made by the Chinese government in the human rights field over the past year, and it serves as a powerful refutation and counterattack against the US government's accusation of "China's setback in human rights."
Over the past year, one of the major changes in China's human rights situation is that China amended its Constitution by enshrining "the state respects and protects human rights," which the article describes as "a milestone for China in the field of human rights."
China also issued 10 laws and regulations, including the administrative permit law and a regulation for assisting urban vagrants and beggars with no means of livelihood, which reflect the fundamental principles concerning respect for and protection of human rights.
In the meantime, there was a major change in the ideology of the government regarding its ruling and governance of the country,the article says.
The government has developed a scientific concept of development that puts people first and calls for an overall development of society and the people. The measures to carry out the concept have played a big role in improving China's human rights situation as a whole.
The material and cultural life of the Chinese people has also improved over the past year thanks to the government's intensified efforts to promote economic and social development, as well as cultural undertakings, the article says.
The government has also taken major measures to fight against SARS and bird flu.
On March 25, the United Nations published a report entitled "Millennium Development Goals: China's Progress," which admits China has made "enormous progress" in the efforts to achieve its millennium development goals.
In addition, China's efforts in improving the legal system and political civilization in an orderly way also resulted in further protection of the people's civil rights and political rights.
China has also actively participated in UN activities on the human rights issue and strengthened cooperation with the international community in this field.
The facts show that instead of the "setbacks" as the United States claimed, China has made great progress in the key fields ofhuman rights over the past year, which everybody without any political prejudice will recognize, the article says.
It admits that China's human rights situation is by no means a perfect one. China is a developing country that has the biggest population and a relatively weak economic base, with the development level varying from region to region. Although the Chinese government has exerted great efforts to promote and protect human rights, there still exist a lot of problems concerning human rights, due to natural and historic factors as well as the stage of development.
What is important is that the Chinese government has paid greatattention to these problems and is constantly improving its human rights situation through legislative, judicial, administrative andpolicy measures.
Noting that no country in the world can say its human rights situation is perfect, the article points out the US accusation of China's "setbacks" in the field of human rights is out of "ulterior motives."
The US government has ignored China's continuous progress in the field of human rights as a whole and is indulged in searching for "specific cases" and even fabricating "facts" in a bid to prove China's "setbacks" and to table an anti-China motion in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
"Obviously, it is irresponsible and unfair," says the articles."It shows that the United States is not really concerned about human rights in China, but has ulterior motives." |
