Safeguarding human rights

The right to survival and development are the basis for all other human rights. Without a safe, stable social environment where people can live free from threats, it is illusive to talk about other human rights.

In peaceful times, one of the biggest threats to human rights must be terrorism. It not only takes innocent lives and causes property losses, it also causes panic among the public, which in turn curbs economic growth and threatens the livelihoods of more people.

China has been suffering from terrorism, and its Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is perhaps the biggest victim region.