BEIJING: The Chinese government has prioritized the right to life in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore succeeded in controlling its spread within its border, said a scholar at a human rights briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Zhang Yonghe, executive dean of the Human Rights Research Institute of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, cited China’s efforts to contain the epidemic as an example of the great importance the Chinese government has attached on its people’s right to life.
During the press conference by the State Council Information Office (SCIO), officials and experts briefed reporters about China’s implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020), the third such plan since 2009. Issued by the SCIO, the plan synchronized with China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), ensuring the protection of human rights running in parallel with economic and social development, and vowing more resources and policy support for rural, remote and under-developed areas and aims to ensure equal access to public services.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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