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New Zealanders Briefed on Human Rights Situation in China
It is China's greatest achievement in improving its human rights that the more than 1.2 billion Chinese are now sufficiently fed and clothed, Honorary President Zhu Muzhi of the China Society for Human Rights said in Wellington Wednesday, December 13.
He made the remarks at a seminar on human rights issues, which was organized by the Center for Strategic Studies of New Zealand at the Victoria University.
The pursuit of human rights is a cause for all mankind and requires concerted efforts by all the peoples of the world, Zhu said. But, he added, in order to safeguard and promote human rights, countries must try to find a road that fits their own conditions.
"Basically, human rights problems should be solved by each country itself," Zhu stressed.
"Various countries should be allowed to adopt different means to safeguard and promote human rights," he added.
Briefing the New Zealand participants about human rights situation in China, Zhu said: "The Chinese people have eventually found the road they are following at present. China is now enjoying vigorous development, enhanced national strength and improved international status. People live and work in peace and contentment. The more than 1.2 billion Chinese are sufficiently fed and clothed. Moreover, overall living conditions have reached a moderate level of prosperity. Today's human rights situation is a world away from that in old China. This indicates that the road China has taken is correct."
At the requests of New Zealand friends, Zhu expounded the positions of the Chinese government on Tibet issue.
Zhu and his party arrived here Tuesday from Sydney, Australia. They will have a discussion with the New Zealand Human rights Commission in Auckland before leaving the country for home on Sunday.
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