Chinese representative refutes accusations by a few countries against China’s human rights situation at the UN General Assembly

China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sun Lei, said on October 5 during the general debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly that the accusations made by a small number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania, regarding China's human rights situation lack basis, and the Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition. Sun Lei said that China has continuously promoted development and improvement of people's livelihood, has comprehensively eliminated absolute poverty, and nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty. He also pointed out that countries such as the United Kingdom and Japan still face their own problems in areas such as poverty, child poverty, confidence in democracy, and social division, and should not accuse other countries abroad in the posture of a "human rights teacher." Sun Lei also mentioned that China adheres to wholeprocess people's democracy, and after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong has achieved a transition from chaos to order, while the rights of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and Tibet have also been safeguarded. The Chinese side stated that it is willing to engage in constructive dialogue with all parties on human rights issues and opposes politicizing human rights issues.