Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that China is willing to work with all countries to uphold a correct view of human rights and push for the reform and improvement of global human rights governance.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while delivering a video address at the high-level meeting of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
He emphasized the importance of remembering the original mission of human rights governance, which should be people-centered.
Wang stressed that China firmly rejects actions that interfere in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights, and that disregard national sovereignty, security and the safety of people's lives.
"Fairness and justice must be upheld, and the right to subsistence and development should be prioritized as fundamental human rights," Wang said. He also added that double standards – or even multiple standards – on human rights issues must be firmly rejected.
"We must insist on exchanges and mutual learning. We must also firmly reject any actions or rhetoric that seek to impose one's own models and preferences on others, or politicize, exploit and weaponize human rights," he continued.
Wang further stated that China is willing to work with other countries to realize a modern world characterized by peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and shared prosperity.
