Concepts of human rights

At a press conference during his recent visit to Canada, Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded to a Canadian journalist who criticized China's human rights.

Wang clarified China's progress on human rights, pointing out China has lifted 600 million people out of poverty, China has developed into the world's second-largest economy with a per capita GDP exceeding $8,000, and China has written the protection of human rights into its Constitution.

The exchange reveals the need for China to better integrate its understanding of human rights into the international discourse.