Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN

Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region over the years, saying China's efforts have protected human rights and bridged the poverty gap.

The comments came at the 45th Session of Universal Periodic Review Working Group meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UPR, which is its fourth cycle of review of all 193 member states, is a mechanism established under the council to peer review each UN member state's human rights record every 4.5 years.

Chen Xu, head of China's delegation to the meeting, said human rights protection is an important part of China's governance and China has forged a path of human rights development that keeps up with the times and is in line with its national condition.