Human rights well protected

Distinguished guests, dear friends, ladies and gentlemen.

Good morning! In the beautiful autumn season in Beijing, China Society for Human Rights Studies holds the Second Beijing Forum on Human Rights, inviting human rights officials, intellectuals and experts around the world to gather here to discuss the important matter of human rights development. It is a very meaningful event, and a grand occasion for world human rights exchanges and cooperation. On behalf of the China State Council Information Office, I would like to congratulate the China Society for Human Rights Studies for holding the forum, and want to extend a warm welcome to all guests participating in the forum.

The impact of the global financial crisis is still being felt worldwide, with the unemployment rate and poverty increasing, and global problems such as unbalanced regional development, climate change, grain and energy crisis becoming more and more obvious, all bringing more obstacles to harmonious development and the enjoyment of human rights in the world. Today, human rights intellectuals and officials from different countries and regions gather together to engage in deep discussions on the important topic of "Harmonious Development and Human Rights," and it is truly a timely and meaningful event.