CHINA AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
(Jiangyu Wang)

Part II China and the International Human Rights Regime

Because of its distinctive social value, its mixed economic and political system, [FN24] its ascribed superpower status, its economic and strategic muscle, and its position as a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council, China turns out to be a very special case in the international community. In terms of human rights protection, it is often pointed out that the Chinese government is not the worst human rights violator in the world; nonetheless it is a major contributor to these violations. China is not completely ignorant of international pressure, but such pressure has by no means made any significant progress in changing the Chinese government's attitude towards human rights in recent decades. Serious misunderstandings always arise when the United States led Western society and the Chinese sit down to talk about human rights. The following part attempts to depict human rights in China.

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