People focus of human rights development

The on-going 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland, is studying in depth the pressing issues in the field of international human rights and promote cooperation among countries to advance the cause of human rights worldwide.

At the meeting, China will present to other members its achievements in human rights development since the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1, 1949, summarize its experiences on human rights development, and elaborate on its human rights development concept.

Due to Western powers' aggressive colonial policies in the aftermath of the two Opium Wars in mid-19th century, China was on the verge of losing its sovereignty, and its people were humiliated and left staring at starvation. After New China was founded, the government abolished the unequal treaties imposed on the country by the Western powers and banned the imperialist forces in order to safeguard national sovereignty, interests and dignity.