On Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video message to the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, emphasizing the international community’s responsibility to preserve human rights for all ethnic groups in a “fair, equal, and effective” manner amidst Israel’s continuous assault on Gaza.
The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee acknowledged the current status of global human rights governance, noting that the globe is experiencing turmoil, crises, and conflicts that are escalating, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.
He drew attention to the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli war, which has killed about 30,000 civilians and displaced nearly two million more.
The 70-year-old diplomat insisted that it is responsibility of the entire international community to protect the human rights of all ethnic groups and individuals equally.
Wang urged all parties to focus and develop people’s interests while also protecting their rights, noting it as the foundation of human rights that should be pursued with greater urgency.
“We must uphold fairness and justice, stand against the attempts to use human rights as a pretext to interfere with other countries’ internal affairs or curb others’ development, oppose acts of hegemonism and power politics, and reject the practice of double standards,” Wang said in a statement.
He also urged all parties to support all countries’ right to select their own pathways toward human rights development rather than imposing their own values or growth models on others.
