OVERVIEW
XI JINPING’S CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO THE “INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT”
GUARANTEEING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENTS
—SPEECH AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
LIU Qibao
CONCLUDING SPEECH AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
CUI Yuying
SHARE THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND WORK TOGETHER FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
LI Baodong
SHARING DEVELOPMENT: FOR DELIVERING GREATER BENEFIT TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
—INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
WU Hongbo
SPEAKING NOTES FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SYMPOSIUM ON THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Tom ZWART
BEIJING PROPOSAL—IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
December 6, 2016
PART I
AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
ON THE CENTRAL POSITION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM
CHANG Jian & LIU Ming (China)
THE CHANGE OF DEVELOPMENT CONNOTATION: FROM SHEER ECONOMIC GROWTH TO PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT
BU Wei (China)
COOPERATE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARE THE RESULTS OF DEVELOPMENT
LIU Hainian (China)
THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSE DEVELOPMENT
FU Zitang (China)
HUMAN RIGHTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT
HE Zhipeng (China)
IMPROVING STATE GOVERNANCE CAPABILITY AND ENSURE THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
HUA Guoyu (China)
THE SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Hon. Gamini Jayawickrama PERERA (Sri Lanka)
THE CONFLICT AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND THE RIGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENT: A CHINESE PERSPECTIVE
LI Hongbo (China)
EXPLORE A NEW PATH TO REALIZE THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS
LIU Jie (China)
THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SETS TARGETS OF ACTIONS FOR REALIZING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ERA
LUO Yanhua (China)
“UBUNTU-ISM” AS THE ARBITER BETWEEN CULTURAL RELATIVISM AND UNIVERSALISM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT
Mofihli M. TELEKI (South Africa)
THE RIGHT TO HEALTH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
MAN Hongjie (China)
ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
QI Yanping (China)
CHINA’S THEORETICAL INNOVATION AND PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
—IN COMMEMORATION OF THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ DECLARATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
WANG Xigen (China)
AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
SHIM Jae Kwon (Korea)
ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PATH TO REALIZING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NEW URBANIZATION CONSTRUCTION
WANG Yulou (China)
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: CHINESE PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
XIA Qingxia (China)
ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK (AIIB): CHINESE WISDOM IN SHARED DEVELOPMENT
XIAN Kailin (China)
A COMMENTARY OF THE CONTENTS OF SHARED HUMAN RIGHTS
YANG Guang (China)
LEADING A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
YAO Kun (China)
ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS
ZHANG Aining (China)
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF CHINESE SCHOLARS’ PERSPECTIVES AND THE PRACTICE OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT
ZHANG Wei (China)
CHINA’S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN (2016-2020) AND THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
ZHANG Xian (China)
ON “DEVELOPMENT” AND “THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT”
ZHANG Yonghe (China)
APPROACHES TO PROMOTING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
ZHU Xiaoqing (China)
PART 2
BEST PRACTICES FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE SHARING
REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: BELARUS’ PRACTICE
Andrei I. RZHEUSSKY (Belarus)
THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Anne Chantal NAMA (Cameroon)
BEST PRACTICES FOR REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE SHARING
Carlos Alberto Aquino RODRIGUEZ (Peru)
SAFEGUARDING AND IMPROVING PEOPLE’S WELL-BEING IN PRACTICE UNDER THE SYSTEM OF REGIONAL NATIONAL AUTONOMY
—WITH LHASA AS AN EXAMPLE
Penpa Lhamg (China)
STRENGTHENING THE SHARING DEVELOPMENT
—THE PROSPECT OF THE THAI PEOPLE
Boworn YASINTORN (Thailand)
IMPLICATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND ITS FUNCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
—CHINESE EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS ON EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND REALIZING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT SINCE ITS OPENING-UP POLICY
CHEN Chao (China)
THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPERIENCE
CHEN Youwu (China)
IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA’S WESTERN AND EASTERN COLLABORATIVE ASSISTANCE TO XINJIANG AND THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Gulazat Tursun (China)
TIBETAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE PROCESS OF URBANIZATION
LI Lei (China)
RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT ON THE RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN CHINA
LI Yunlong (China)
FEATURES OF CHINA’S PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
LIU Huawen (China)
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Marife M. BALLESTEROS (Philippines)
THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER THE CONTEXT OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
—OBSERVATION BASED ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
QIAN Jinyu (China)
ON THE JUDICIAL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
WANG Guolong (China)
ON PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA’S CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND PRACTICAL OPERATION
WANG Minyuan (China)
THE CONCEPT OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: BETWEEN POLITICS AND LAW
YE Chuanxing (China)
ON CHINA’S PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
ZHANG Xiaoling, BU Lili & QI Minghua (China)
DISCUSSIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIBET SHOULD BE BASED ON FACTS AND REFRAINED FROM FALSEHOOD
ZHANG Yun (China)
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROSPECTS OF CHINA’S ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY AREAS IN REALIZING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
ZHOU Wei & CAO Shu (China)
EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE POWER AND CHINA’S URBANIZATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM
ZHU Liyu (China)
PART 3
PATH TO PROMOTE THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE HINDERS THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
—IRAQ AS A CASE STUDY
Abbas Jawad KDAIMY (Iraq)
CHINA EXPERIENCE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
Fadhili Japhet MPUNJI (Tanzania)
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOFT POWER
HAO Yufan (Macau, China)
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, BRICS AND THE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Serges Alain DJOYOU KAMGA (South Africa)
VENEZUELA-CHINA ALLIANCE: A SUCCESSFUL CASE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Reynaldo PULIDO (Venezuela)
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PROMOTING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Shambhu Ram SIMKHADA (Nepal)
THE DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE SOUTHERN VISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Tom ZWART (Netherlands)
STATES’ EXTRATERRITORIAL HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS AND THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE IN HOST STATES
WANG Xiumei (China)
THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCES IN THE COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND EGYPT
Hisham EL-ZIMAITY (Egypt)
CHINA’S NEW CONTRIBUTION TO THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
YANG Chengming (China)
Xi Jinping’s Congratulatory Letter to the “International Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development”
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Right to Development”, representatives from various countries have gathered in Beijing to attend the “Sharing the development: create more benefits for people of all countries” symposium. The symposium is of great significance to the promotion of international human rights cooperation, and the improvement of the international human rights cause and human rights development across the globe. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, and in my own name, I extend warm congratulations to the symposium.
Development is an eternal theme for the human race. The UN declaration affirms that the right to development is an inalienable human right. As the world’s largest developing country of over 1.3 billion people, China regards development as the key to solving all problems and the primary task for the Communist Party of China in governing and rejuvenating the country. China insists on a combination of the principle of human rights’ universality and the nation’s actual conditions, and insists that the rights to live and development are primary basic human rights. For years China has put the people first during its development, increasing their benefits, ensuring the people are their own masters and supporting development in an all-round way. These are both the starting points and the goals of development. China has effectively safeguarded the people’s right to development and carved out a human rights development path with Chinese characteristics. China has actively participated in global governance and made great efforts to promote inclusive development, striving to create conditions and opportunities for all countries, especially developing countries, so that they may share the fruits of development.
Currently, as the Chinese people try hard to realize the “two centenary goals” and the Chinese dream of rejuvenation, they will live happier lives and have their rights better safeguarded. China will continue to make greater contribution to human development and progress.
Thirty years ago, with efforts from various countries including China, the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Right to Development, which has played an important role in promoting human society development. China hopes the international society, with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a new starting point, will strive to realize common development as it navigates a “fair, open, comprehensive and innovative” path. I hope all guests have the opportunity to engage in deep discussions and exchange insights, so as to contribute wisdom and strength to help people of all countries fully enjoy human rights.
I wish the symposium much success.
Xi Jinping
President of the People’s Republic of China
December 4, 2016. Beijing
From December 4 to 5, 2016, the Information Office of the State Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-sponsored the International Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development held in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Symposium. Liu Qibao, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Publicity of the CPC Central Committee, attended the Symposium and delivered a speech. More than 150 dignitaries, senior officials and scholars from more than 40 countries, regions and international organizations present held in-depth discussions on experiences and wisdom gained of common development and explored effective ways for the realization of human rights progress focused on the theme of “Sharing Development: Creating More Benefits for People of all Countries.”
The participants spoke highly of President Xi Jinping’s letter of congratulations to the Symposium. They believed his message had rich connotations, announcing to the world the basic focus of the CPC and the Chinese government in regard to the right to development, and indicating China’s will and its aspiration to work together with the international community to further promote the development of human society. They also said the message provided the general keynote for the Symposium. During the meeting, participants spoke highly of China’s efforts and achievements in promoting the development of human rights at home and abroad. They believed that China attached great importance to the Declaration on the Right to Development and actively implemented the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030, and was fast becoming a leader in the world’s development cause.
The Symposium had four sub-topics: the realization of the sustainable development agenda and the realization of the right to development； the historical status and practical significance of the Declaration on the Right to Development； the best practices and experiences capable of being shared for realization of the right to development； and the path to the promotion of the right to development through international cooperation. The participants discussed in depth how each country could work to promote human development according to its own actual conditions, but also how to work to promote international human rights cooperation between developing countries and between them and developed countries, and how to promote the development of international human rights undertakings. The Symposium adopted the Beijing Initiative to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development, clearly stating that the right to development should be shared by all peoples and that all countries had an obligation to cooperate in ensuring development and removing any obstacles.
Some of the papers submitted to the Symposium have now been collected and published in a book in four parts according to the general theme. We hope this book will express our goodwill in promoting healthy development of the world human rights cause and international human rights cooperation at the time of commemorating the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development. The views expressed in each of these papers solely represent the author’s personal opinions and cannot be taken to represent the views and opinions of the organizers.
- Editor
