China's Contributions to South-South Human Rights Governance: Concept and Practice——In the Vision of Global Human Rights Governance

Currently, human rights governance in Global South countries faces non-traditional human rights challenges in addition to the traditional ones. The view of human rights governance dominated by Western liberalism is already overstretched when facing the human rights governance dilemma of the less-developed countries. The proposal to build a community with a shared future for mankind as well as The Belt and Road have contributed new Chinese wisdom and action plans for South-South cooperation and global governance rights both theoretically and practically, which has important significance for easing the predicament of the human rights protection in the Global South.     

China's Leisure Education: problem,analysis, and solutions—a case study of college students in Hangzhou

Leisure education has already become an important concept of the modern education system in the Western world, but it is little established and practiced in China as it has been ignored or overlooked. Therefore, this study, in view of the growing importance of leisure life and leisure education for Chinese college students today, was undertaken in order to examine their current situation with regards to leisure life and leisure education. The study presents the results of a survey on leisure education and activities involving students from universities and colleges in Hangzhou, P.R. China, which shows that due to a lack of leisure skills and capabilities as well as an inadequate understanding of the meaning of leisure, the quality and level of students' leisure life on campus is unsatisfactory. This empirically-based study is trying to probe into the problems relating to leisure education in China and provide some perspectives, analysis and solutions based on the findings of the study. Since few researchers have observed leisure activity and leisure education in China, the study is a contribution to the literature on contemporary Chinese leisure education.     

Gearing Up for the Fair——Promoters are attracting overseas attention to the upcoming annual international investment and trade fair in Xiamen,southeast China

As the 10th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) draws near, a variety of promotional events are being intensively planned by the CIFIT organizing committee. The fair starts September 8, and in a bid to further raise the level of the exposition and better integrate it into the     

BRICS Adds New Dynamism to International Relations——An Interview with Ambassador Zhang Jun,China's Sous-Sherpa for BRICS Affairs&Director-General of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

正THE BRICS cooperation has drawn world attention since its inauguration in 2006.The Sixth BRICS Summit,to be held in Brazil on July 15-16,is one of the most important international events in the second half of this year.What role is BRICS playing in defi ning the international confi guration?How may BRICS be equipped to deliver on its mandate?And what is BRICS’vision for the future?With these questions in mind,China Today took the opportunity to interview Amb.Zhang Jun,Sous-Sherpa for BRICS Affairs and DirectorGeneral of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.     

From the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Building a Community with a Shared Future for Human Beings——The Past,Present, and Future of International Human Rights Protection

The UN Charter first of all affirmed the basic concept of international protection of human rights and opened up a broad space for international protection of human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important document in the development of the international human rights cause. It established a set of international standards for basic human rights, represents the world's most important consensus on human rights, and contributes greatly to the creation of an international human rights legal system. The important theory put forward by President Xi Jinping to build a Community with a Shared Future for Human Beings, as a Chinese program for today s global major issues, also outlines a new blueprint for national human rights protection and will play a major role in promoting the development of China's human rights and international human rights protection.     

Create an International Environment for the Peaceful and Steady Development to Boost the Sound Development of Human Rights on the International Stage——An Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Beijing Forum on Human Rights,Spet. 17, 2014

<正>Since its initiation in 2008,the Beijing Forum on Human Rights has been bent on promoting our mutual understanding and expanding our common grounds.It has carried out very fruitful exchanges and researches around many important questions concerning human rights development,and hence attained great achievements.It has played a