Human rights strengthened in China

Editor's note: China has made unswerving efforts to improve its human rights record. The following are some experts' opinions on the progress China has made in human rights on the social security, environmental protection and judicial reform fronts.

Social security rights are an important part of human rights. The Chinese government issued a National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) in June 2012 in order to strengthen the cause of human rights in social security institutions. In their overall reform plan, the authorities have vowed to build a fairer and sustainable social security system.

By the end of last year, more than 840 million people, including migrant workers, had been brought under the cover of the basic pension insurance system, making it the largest pension insurance scheme in the world. The social security system is aimed at preventing illness-caused poverty. And the national medical insurance system is to ensure people enjoy the best possible physical and psychological health.