UN Secretary General Warns of Global Human Rights Assault

Chinese coverage focuses on Wang Yi’s message that no country should claim to be a global human rights teacher. It presents China as defending equal treatment of all countries and opposing what it sees as Western double standards. It expects Beijing to keep pushing for a human rights debate that respects different political systems and development paths.

• •Wang Yi told the Human Rights Council that no country is qualified to act as a human rights teacher over others.
• •Chinese reporting says Western countries use human rights criticism to pressure governments they dislike.
• •Coverage argues that human rights should be discussed on the basis of equality and mutual respect between states.
• •Reports say China supports a model where each country chooses its own way to improve human rights.
• •Commentary predicts China will resist country-specific resolutions that it views as politically motivated.