From Trespasser to Honorary Citizen——Life of a British Great Wall Preservationist in China

Roaring on the streets in Yulin in northwest China＇s Shaanxi province, some vehicles were escorting the town＇s newly-named honorary citizen, William Lindesay from Britain, to a ceremony to award him the title of honor.     

From Poverty To a Well-Off Life——Chinese people enjoy full rights to subsistence and development

Ⅰ The Chinese government has always attached much importance to human rights and placed the rights to subsistence and development of the more than one billion people above everything else. In the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of people, it has adopted a series of major policy measures toward this end, thus winning the support and love of the people. 1. No wavering in making economic development its central task and a matter of the first and foremost importance in invigo-     

From Poverty To a Well-Off Life——Chinese people enjoy full rights to subsistence and development

Ⅰ The Chinese government has always attached much importance to human rights and placed the rights to subsistence and development of the more than one billion people above everything else. In the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of people, it has adopted a series of major policy measures toward this end, thus winning the support and love of the people. 1. No wavering in making economic development its central task and a matter of the first and foremost importance in invigorating the nation and concentrating every     

Is Deception Acceptable to Save a Life?

<正>In March 2011,Xie Sanxiu,a rural woman from Hubei Province,fell to her knees and walked on them in Guangzhou,capital city of Guangdong Province,hugging her ill daughter and begging for money.     

Is a Blacklist Useful to Protect Children From Abuse?

In recent years, there have been several media reports about infants and toddlers being abused or sexually assaulted in care institutions and kindergartens by the very people who are supposed to take care of them. This age group, in capable of protecting themselves, are extremely vulnerable to such kind of abuse. While child abusers must be stringently punished, the effects of the abuse on the victims can never be mitigated, and the harm continues to cast a shadow for the rest of their life. Therefore, preventing such abuse is extremely important.     

Extend Friendship to a Common Cause——On 11th Symposium on Edgar Snow

The 11th Edgar Snow Symposium,cosponsored by the China Society for Peo-ple’s Friendship Studies(CSPFS)and the Edgar Snow Centre of Beijing University,was held in Beijing on October 8,2004.To carry for ward the spirit of Snow in the exchanges between the peo-ple of China and the U.S.and extend friendship toa cause of common concern,the Chinese and the American sponsors agreed upon“Progress and Achievements Made in the Field of Life Sciences—A To pic of Common Concern to China a…     

On Reservations in Respect to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights——From the perspective of criminal justice

It is already 10 years since China signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights （Covenant for short） on October 5, 1998. During the period, China has achieved tremendous progress in human rights protection, making the conditions for ratifying the Covenant increasingly ripe. Chinese leaders have also promised to ratify it as soon as possible？ But in ratifying the Covenant, China has to face such problems as to whether or not it is necessary to make reservations or declarations.2 Many countries have ratified or acceded to the Covenant, some with reservations, understandings and declarations. This may be useful for China in ratifying the Covenant.     

From Mexico to China： Cool Heads and Warm Hearts Make an Unforgettable Experience

Chinese expat in Mexico, I was impressed with the efforts of the Mexican people coping with A/H1N1 flu, as well as China＇s uncompromising preventive effort; both kinds of determination are essential to containing the epidemic.     

Is It Feasible to Levy a Tax on Robots?

<正>Are robots eating up human posts?The answer seems to be"yes"in some manufacturing sectors,as robots have not only led to the disappearance of some posts,but are also forcing lower wages on human laborers.In this situation,anti-artificial intelligence(AI)activists say people can no longer turn a blind eye to the negative effects of automation.     

Human Rights Implications of Bringing the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects to a Successful Completion——From the perspective of the Developmentalism of Human Rights

The Developmentalism of Human Rights provides a broader perspective for a comprehensive and profound understanding of the human rights implications of bringing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects to a successful completion.From the perspective of the Developmentalism of Human Rights,bringing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects to a successful completion takes promoting the all-round development of human beings as the starting point and end point,which embodies the ultimate goal of human rights to guarantee everyone's free,comprehensive and coordinated development;the specific goals and tasks set by bringing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects to a successful completion respond to the four means rights to subsistence,freedom,participation and equal protection.The realization of the goals and tasks of completing the process of building a moderately well-off society in all aspects marks a higher level of safeguarding the right to development,and also opens a new journey for all members of the society to develop freely,comprehensively and harmoniously.     

From Well-being-oriented Legislation to Democracy-oriented Legislation——An analysis of law making trend in socialist China

A socialist legal system with distinct Chinese features has taken shape in 2010 as required by the general objective of the rule of law strategy and legislation work put forward by the Party’s 15th national congress. Up to the present,China has already made 237 laws,including the Constitution,699 administrative decrees and regulations and more than 8,600 local laws and regulations.1 They cover seven legal regimes,three tiers of laws. Laws concerning human rights are an important component     

A Place to Call Home——Rescued moon bears get to live a decent life

On February 8, 2006, a piece of sad news came out of the Moon Bear Rescue Center in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Andrew, the first moon bear rescued by the Animals Asia Foundation, which sponsors the center, died of liver cancer, thought to have arisen from the massive infec-     

A Defense of the Right to Life and Health and the Thoughts on Human Rights — Six Notes on the Human Rights During the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis never seen before in human history, took the world by surprise, and pandemic prevention and control measures therefore become a ...     

On the System of Rights Underlying the Right to Health and Constraints on the Right to Health——Including a Commentary on the Basic Healthcare and Health promotion Law(Draft)

Conceptually, health is subjective, procedural and socially reliant.This three-fold nature determines the connotations of the right to health as well as the constraints thereof.The right to health encompasses both the right to freedom and social rights.The right to freedom in the context of health means that the state should respect the health status and choices of its citizens and trust that the people are able to optimize their health through their own efforts, whereas the right to basic healthcare services is an important component of the right to health from the perspective of social rights.The review system stipulated in administrative normative documents increases, to a certain degree, the possibility that citizens can realize their right to health.The right to health is constrained in three aspects: "precondition of the possible", concurrent requirements imposed by society and conflicts among basic rights.When there is financial restraint on what the state can afford, the right to health is constrained by limits to healthcare institutions and the provision of healthcare services.over-emphasis of individual responsibility on the part of the insured can possibly transform the right to health into an obligation to be healthy .     

Frank Words——USCPFA delegation’s impressions on its visit to China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC,a delegation ofU.S.-China Peoples FriendshipAssociation(USCPFA)headedby Mr.Howard A. Knutson,chairman of Minnesota-ShaanxiSister State Committee and di-rector of the Board of USCPFAMinnesota Chapter,paid a visitto Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin,     

Call of True Passion and Conscience——A visit to a women''''s prison

The Shanghai Women's Prison was built in October 1996. Walking into the confinement, we felt that it is a special kingdom of women. The prison warden is a middle-aged woman, looking very agile and capable. Guards coming with her were all young girls, elegant and beautiful. If not for their police uni forms, they should have been taken as college students. As soon as we sat down, we were shown a film strip that recorded the moving scenes of women inmates and guards spending the 2001 Spring Festival together. One scene presented representatives of women's federation of the Putuo District of Shanghai, who visited the     

Green Whirlwind in a Black Land——A Visit to Jidong and Hulin

JIDONG and Hulin areunder the jurisdiction ofJixi City in southeastHeilongjiang Province.Having a mining history of 100years, Jixi is known as the "CoalCity", and is the site of China'sfirst power station fueled bygangue. Since the 1980s, Jidongand Hulin have exploited rich coalresources and achieved synchro-nized development of industryand environmental protection.They have thus become the mod-els for a new development style.Jidong-Developing the"Non-Coal Economy"Jidong County is 3,2…     

Just a Small Cog——Reflections on My 30-Year Experience as a Foreign Affairs Worker in Shanghai

On an autumn day in 1964, I stepped into the Foreign AffairsOffice of Shanghai, a short-haired former school teacher,dressed in white blouse and black skirt, apparently with all the verveof a youngster and the nervousness of a student on first enteringcollege. One of the leading officials in the room said to his colleagues:"She is now the youngest among us." This was the scene how I joinedthe staff there.     

On the Criminal Protection of the Right to Education of Chinese Citizens——With a Review on Article 32 of the Amendment to the Criminal Law(Ⅺ)

The Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China responds to the institutional needs of civic education,and supplements the clause of the Criminal Law on protection of citizens' right to education nuy means of Article 32.Imposing legal responsibility in the form of internal punishments,administrative punishments,and economic compensation have failed to prevent infringements on citizens' right to education.Its role as a "secondary protection law" is the conceptual obstacle that hinders the Criminal Law from effectively intervening in the field of citizens' right to education.The equivalence between the legal interests of people to the right to education and the rights protected by the existing charges in the Criminal Law is the legitimate basis for it to intervene in disputes over the right to education.Based on Article 32 of the Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China,it is suggested to further clarify the prepositional law,improve the liability provisions for the right to education,change the modest and restrained view of the Criminal Law regarding protection of the right to education,and expand the behavior types of Article 32 provided in the Amendment(Ⅺ) in due time.     

Changes in China that Amount to Revolution——Former Peru President Alan García Pérez on China’s Progress

ALAN García Pérez has always considered himself an admirer of the late former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, the former president of Peru told China Today. Perez twice came to power inPeru, serving as president from 1985to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. Dur