Chinese modernization leads to improved rights: Experts

The people-centered Chinese path to modernization is key in protecting and improving human rights in China, human rights experts said.

China has been attaching great importance to improving people's human rights during the process of achieving social and economic development, as the goal of the Chinese path to modernization is to ensure the all-around development of human rights, said Lu Guangjin, deputy head of the China Society for Human Rights Studies and a professor at the Human Rights Research Center of Jilin University.

He made the remarks during a symposium discussing the Chinese path to modernization and the all-around development of human rights on Saturday. Supported by the society, the symposium was held by the university in Changchun, Jilin.