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The key discourses of President Xi Jinping on respecting and protecting human rights are profound in dissertation, rich in content and deeply thoughtful. They display the Communist Party of China's values in adhering to the people-centered philosophy and its original aspirations to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. They also display the Party's adherence to an independent path of political and human rights development that suits its national conditions.

Huang Yibing, deputy head of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee

Xi's discourses on respecting and protecting human rights showed his global vision to build a community with a shared future for mankind. They also provide the Chinese wisdom and proposals for promoting global human rights governance and development.

Tang Xianwen, director of the Human Rights Affairs Bureau of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee

At a time when the United States and other Western countries are politicizing human rights issues to smear and suppress China, the book of Xi's discourses on safeguarding human rights points out the direction for China's international communication work by explaining China's people-centered human rights philosophy in a systematic way.

Ouyang Qianxi, reporter with China Global Television Network

The right to development of each nation is critical to the achievement and security of other human rights. Without the guarantee of individual economic rights, it remains difficult to make any meaningful gains in the advancement of other aspects of human rights. For instance, the total eradication of absolute poverty must be seen as an urgent and pressing human rights issue. And countries that prioritize tackling poverty above all else, as a first step toward the full realization of other rights, ought to be commended rather than vilified.

Gregory W. Adedigba, researcher at the CGTN Think Tank

Many discourses on human rights protection now are only abstract theories without discussion of specific actions. Through the book of Xi's discourses on safeguarding human rights, people can see how China has respected and protected the Chinese people's human rights in various fields, from poverty elimination to COVID-19 prevention, with feasible and solid measures.

Meng Tao, associate professor at the Law School of Renmin University of China

China's journey and China's dedication toward uplifting human rights and human experience deeply resonate with countries in the world that have yet to find their path. And the irony is that China, the country that has delivered the absolute most in protecting human rights and enhancing possibilities for the people of China, is criticized by hypocritical countries that have not delivered domestically but have destroyed the living conditions for millions.

Zoon Ahmed Khan, research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization

From different responses to COVID-19, people can see that the Western political systems are weak at making decisions and lack long-term policies. On the contrary, the CPC shows a strong ability to guarantee people's human rights, especially the right to live.

Shang Haiming, associate professor of the Human Rights Research Institute of Southwest University of Political Science and Law

China is a builder, defender and contributor to the world's human rights progress by realizing the basic human rights for the Chinese people in several decades and providing them with solid institutional guarantees for rights in such areas as politics, the economy, culture and environment.

Wang Huiru, legal researcher at Beijing Institute of Technology