New York, United States - October 16, 2024

A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to and outright rejection of the remarks made by the representatives of the United States and the UK on the human rights situation in China, accusing them of fabricating and spreading falsehoods, and provoking political confrontation.

Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the statement in addressing the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Third Committee of the 79th UN General Assembly.

In refuting the remarks made by the representatives of the U.S. and the UK, the Chinese envoy said that Xinjiang, Xizang, and Inner Mongolia of China enjoy prosperity and stability. The people of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region enjoy a wide range of rights and freedoms in accordance with law. The lies about China have been readily debunked. The so-called assessment report of Xinjiang is a product of pure political coercion exerted on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) by the U.S. and the UK. It was already rejected by the Human Rights Council and is completely illegal, and null and void.

He also called on all parties to practice true multilateralism, and to protect and promote human rights by ensuring security, advancing development, and enhancing cooperation, so as to jointly promote healthy development of the international human rights cause.

China stands ready to continue to cooperate with all countries and the OHCHR in the area of human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect. It is hoped that the Office will fulfill its mandate in an objective and just manner and conduct constructive dialogue and cooperation with all countries, Dai said.

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UN Headquarters, New York City - Oct 16, 2024:
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"It is the human rights conditions in the U.S. and the UK that need attention of the international community. It is the U.S. which turns a blind eye to the deaths of over 40,000 civilians in Gaza, violently suppresses peaceful student protests on campus domestically, and sends ammunitions externally to allow the fighting to escalate. It bears unshakable responsibilities for the humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East. It is the UK which committed all kinds of crimes all over the world during hundreds of years of colonial rule, sowing the seeds of most of the wars and conflicts such as those between the Palestinians and Israelies and those in Sudan and Myanmar. To this day, it continues to fan the flames, bearing grave responsibility for these issues. It is the U.S., the UK, and a few other Western countries that have allowed the spread of Islamophobia and Asian hate, and continue to discriminate against and restrict ethnic minorities. Their loud claims to champion human rights are extremely hypocritical.";
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5. UN emblem.

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