SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT FOR CHINA

GENEVA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will continue to adhere to the Scientific Outlook on Development, an approach that places people first,
China's ambassador to the UN Office in Geneva said on Wednesday.

In addition, the government will continue to "earnestly implement the constitutional principles of the rule of law and safeguarding human rights," Li Baodong told
the 47-state UN Human Rights Council, which concluded its first review of China's human rights records.

Li said after continuous efforts made since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country "is witnessing the emancipation of thought, enlightening
in politics, development in economy, harmony of society, progress in sciences, and blossoming in art."

The extraordinary experience in the past six decades shows that China must find models of development and democracy that suit its national conditions, and
China must rely on its own arduous efforts while learning from other countries' useful experiences, he stressed.

Under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review system, all UN members states must have their records examined in every four years.

During the China review, which started on Monday, the Chinese delegation presented a report outlining the country's progress and challenges in the field of
human rights.

The Chinese delegation also answered questions and responded to recommendations from other council members and observers in an interactive dialogue.

During the review, many countries praised China's tremendous achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights in the past 60 years, and
particularly since its launching of reform and opening up in 1978.

They also recommended China to share with the international community, and in particular developing countries, its experience in promoting the right to
development and poverty reduction.

In a report adopted at the end of the review, the council expressed hope that China will continue to make efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.

It also encouraged China to stick to a development model that suits its national conditions and to continue its active and constructive role in the world.

"We are proud of what we have achieved, and we are also clearly aware of the future difficulties and challenges," Li told the meeting on Wednesday.

"I am confident that when China receives its next review four years later, the world will see a country with more prosperous economy, higher level of democracy,
better legal system and more harmonious society where people live a happier life," he said.

UN review highlights China's human rights achievements

GENEVA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China has made substantial achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly since the start of its reform
and opening up in 1978, a senior Chinese diplomat said here Monday.

The Chinese people won national independence in 1949, and since then "a fundamental social and political system for the promotion and protection of human
rights has been established," said Li Baodong, Chinese ambassador to the U.N. Office in Geneva. Full story

China's human rights achievements praised

GENEVA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Many countries that participated in a UN Human Rights Council session on Monday praised China's tremendous achievements in
the promotion and protection of human rights.

The 47-state Council on Monday examined China's human rights record according to its new Universal Periodical Review system. Full story

Foreign Ministry: UN human rights review important to China

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China attaches great importance to the United Nations' periodic country review on human rights, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

"China has submitted the country report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and hopes to hold a constructive dialogue with member states of
the UNHRC," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news briefing. Full story