On February 24, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered remarks entitled "Pushing for the Reform and Improvement of Global Human Rights Governance to Uphold the Right Approach to Human Rights" at the High-Level Segment of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video link.

Wang Yi said that eighty years ago, the United Nations was born aimdst the hope of people around the world to beat swords into ploughshares, carrying the lofty dream for all people to enjoy full human rights and marking an important milestone in the cause of human progress. Eighty years on, global transformation unseen in a century is accelerating, and maintaining peace, promoting development, and protecting human rights are more deeply ingrained convictions. In the meantime, deficits in global peace, development, security and governance are exacerbating, and people are confronted with the critical question of where humanity is headed in this new era. To answer this question, President Xi Jinping has made a call for the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and put forward the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative, proposing China's solution for the world. President Xi Jinping pointed out that promoting and protecting human rights is a common cause for all humanity, and necessitates wide consultation and joint efforts. China stands ready to work with all countries to keep to the right approach to human rights and push for the reform and improvement of global human rights governance.

First, countries should stay committed to the original aspiration and founding mission. Countries need to uphold a people-centered approach to ensure that development is for the people and by the people, its fruits are shared among the people, and its purpose is to deliver happiness to the people. Countries must say no to any words and deeds that use human rights as an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries in disregard of national sovereignty and security and the safety of people's lives.

Second, countries should uphold fairness and justice. The rights to subsistence and development should be taken as the fundamental human rights of primary importance. On the premise of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and dignity, countries need to take a balanced approach to individual and collective rights, and to advance political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, educational and other rights in tandem. This is the way to ensure that all types of rights complement and reinforce each other. Countries must say no to any words and deeds that apply double or even multiple standards on human rights issues.

Third, countries should stay committed to engagement and mutual learning. It is important for countries to uphold true multilateralism, to adhere to the principles of impartiality, objectivity, non-selectivity and non-politicization, to conduct constructive dialogue and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect, and to build a just, equitable and inclusive global human rights governance system. Countries must say no to any words and deeds that impose one's own model or will upon others, and that politicize, instrumentalize or weaponize human rights.

Wang Yi stressed that China is ready to work with all countries to pursue the global modernization of peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity. China, caring deeply for the future of humanity and the wellbeing of all countries, will be a practitioner of international cooperation, a promoter of mutual learning among civilizations, and a builder of a community with a shared future for mankind. China will be more proactive in international human rights cooperation, and together with all sides, work to usher in a better future for the global cause of human rights.