Xi Jinping on human rights governance

6月14日，国家主席习近平向全球人权治理高端论坛致贺信。习近平表示，中国愿同国际社会一道，践行《维也纳宣言和行动纲领》精神，推动全球人权治理朝着更加公平公正合理包容的方向发展。北京周报摘录了贺信内容及2022年以来习近平关于人权治理的经典语录，中英双语内容如下：

Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 14 sent a congratulatory letter to the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, held in Beijing from June 14 to 15. Xi said China is ready to work with the rest of the world to act on the principles enshrined in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and push for greater fairness, justice, reason and inclusiveness in global human rights governance. Edited excerpts of Xi's congratulatory letter and his speeches on human rights governance since 2022 follow:

当前，人类又一次站在历史的十字路口，全球人权治理面临严峻挑战。

At present, humanity has again reached a crossroads, facing severe challenges in global human rights governance.

我们主张以安全守护人权，尊重各国主权和领土完整，同走和平发展道路，践行全球安全倡议，为实现人权创造安宁的环境。

China stands for safeguarding human rights with security, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, calling on all countries to follow the path of peaceful development, and putting into action the Global Security Initiative. In this way, we can create a peaceful environment for realizing human rights.

以发展促进人权，践行全球发展倡议，提高发展的包容性、普惠性和可持续性，以各具特色的现代化之路保障各国人民公平享有人权。

China advocates promoting human rights with development, putting into action the Global Development Initiative to realize inclusive and sustainable growth, and ensuring fair entitlement to human rights by people of all countries through modernization paths with their own characteristics.

以合作推进人权，相互尊重，平等相待，践行全球文明倡议，加强文明交流互鉴，通过对话凝聚共识，共同推动人权文明发展进步。

China stands for advancing human rights with cooperation in the spirit of mutual respect and equality, putting into action the Global Civilizations Initiative, and deepening exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. The world can build consensus through dialogue and work together to promote human rights development.

中国坚持人民至上，坚持走顺应时代潮流、适合本国国情的人权发展道路，在推进中国式现代化的进程中不断提升人权保障水平，促进人的自由全面发展。

Putting the people above all else, China has pursued a human rights development path that follows the trend of the times and suits its national conditions, strengthening human rights protection in the course of advancing Chinese modernization so as to ensure the full and free development of every individual.

中国愿同国际社会一道，践行《维也纳宣言和行动纲领》精神，推动全球人权治理朝着更加公平公正合理包容的方向发展，推动构建人类命运共同体，共建更加美好的世界。

China is ready to work with the rest of the world to act on the principles enshrined in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, push for greater fairness, justice, reason and inclusiveness in global human rights governance, promote the development of a human community with a shared future and create a better world for all.

摘自习近平2023年6月14日致全球人权治理高端论坛的贺信

Excerpts from Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance on June 14, 2023

生存是享有一切人权的基础，人民幸福生活是最大的人权。

Subsistence is the foundation of all human rights. Living a life of contentment is the ultimate human right.

摘自习近平2022年2月25日在主持中共十九届中央政治局第三十七次集体学习时的讲话

Excerpts from Xi Jinping’s speech at the 37th group study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on February 25, 2022

大家说

VOICE

张维为

复旦大学中国研究院院长

Zhang Weiwei

Director of China Institute, Fudan University

从人权保障角度来看，习近平的全球发展倡议以及中国消除贫困的一整套的理念和实践都极大地丰富了全球人权治理的理念和实践。

From the perspective of safeguarding human rights, the Global Development Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and China’s poverty reduction actions and concepts have enriched the theories and practice of global human rights governance.

以上内容来自《习近平谈治国理政》（第四卷）、新华社、全球人权治理高端论坛

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV), Xinhua News Agency, Forum on Global Human Rights Governance