A senior official from President Xi Jinping's delegation in the United States said that it was up to the Chinese people, especially women, to judge the development of women's rights in the country.
Editor's Note: Global media is casting a spotlight on Xi's speeches made at the United Nation headquarters and praising the world's largest developing country's effort to deal with such issues as poverty, climate change and women's rights.
A look at progress China has made in successfully meeting some of the key targets:
In his first speech at the United Nations as China's president, he addresses a range of international challenges, including eradication of poverty. Among the main points:
China has made a remarkable contribution as the international community has worked together on sustainable development issues and achieved huge success, saving millions of people from extreme poverty and hunger, through the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, said Wu Hongbo, UN under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs.
Mandarin is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and translating documents into all those languages is crucial to the smooth functioning of the UN's machinery.
President Xi Jinping announced China's participation in 600 new projects that aim to help developing countries on trade, poverty reduction and other areas, saying that China remains "as committed as ever" to South-South cooperation.
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President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US has generated "fruitful" results, especially in coping with climate change, fighting cybercrime and enhancing bilateral cooperation, experts said.
Continued to build upon new model of major country relationship, based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
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