STORY: BRI presents model of human rights practice: Indonesian scholar
DATELINE: June 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:41
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the BRI project
2. various of the forum
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VERONIKA SARASWATI, Center for Strategic and International Studies China Study Unit Convenor, Indonesia
4. various of Indonesia
5. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway
6. various of "China aid" in Africa
7. various of "China aid" in Afghanistan
8. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

STORYLINE:

An Indonesian scholar said that the Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China, is a concrete example of human rights implementation.

She spoke on the sidelines of the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, which took place in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VERONIKA SARASWATI, China Study Unit Convenor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
"The practice of the Belt and Road Initiative basically, is the real actions, the concrete actions of the human rights itself.
China does its best to implement the real human rights.
Indonesia consists of the islands. China supports us in building infrastructures, interconnectivity between cities. And it will enhance the economic development, not only in the big cities, but also in the rural areas and some remote places. In this case, the Chinese government, through the Belt and Road Initiative, supports us a lot.
This is the real implementation of human rights.
China (is) not saying empty words about the human rights, but China does it in effective ways to put together to build the good solidarity between all countries, not only the developing countries but also underdeveloped countries
A Chinese path on development is the right model in the world."

The forum gathered 300 participants who discussed the practice of domestic human rights governance by China and its contribution to the international community.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)