OHCHR should investigate U.S. human rights violations: Chinese envoy

STORY: OHCHR should investigate U.S. human rights violations: Chinese envoy DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to investigate U.S. infringement on human rights and release relevant reports. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations "The human rights cause of each country must be based on its own national conditions and the needs of its people. It is the people of a country that have the biggest say in the quality of human rights there. China does not accept any condescending lecturing on human rights, and it opposes the politicization of and double standards i

Chinese envoy calls for respect to state's right to choose human rights development path

STORY: Chinese envoy calls for respect to state's right to choose human rights development path DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meetingChen Xu, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva, speaking STORYLINE: The United Nations (UN) human rights office should respect the right of each state to choose independently the path for human rights development in accordance with their national conditions, the Chinese Ambassador to the UN in Geneva said on Tuesday. Speaking on behalf of a group of more than 30 countries, Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva, told the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council that mutual trust and respect is vital to ensure successful cooperation between the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and member states. Chen said that the ongoing resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic exposes serious under-investment in economic, social