China is attempting to motivate non-Western countries to publicly commend its human rights record in the lead-up to an important U.N. meeting. There will be a review of Beijing’s human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and it will focus on the city-state’s and Xinjiang’s policies.
Documents and officials claim that the Chinese embassy in Geneva has been handing out letters to officials in the days preceding the review, asking them to make positive remarks. The Chinese embassy did not address the allegations of lobbying directly, but it did release a statement denouncing the politicization of human rights and reiterating its support for equitable global human rights governance.
Importantly, the next evaluation will be the first since a 2022 report by the United Nations’ top rights commissioner raised concerns that the arbitrary imprisonment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang area may amount to crimes against humanity. China maintains its stance of denial regarding these claims. Several Western countries wanted to have a discussion about the Xinjiang atrocities in 2022, but the United Nations Human Rights Council members—including Indonesia and the UAE—rejected the idea.
While engaging in interactive discourse at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting, diplomatic notes from China’s mission to other countries sought support and helpful suggestions. The notes emphasized key themes, such as the positive record China has on disabilities and women’s rights. In response to U.N. questions, Antigua and Barbuda were among the non-Western nations who praised China’s democratic rights in a manner similar to that of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
According to observers, the United Nations review serves as an important “temperature check” and gives nations a chance to voice their concerns based on UN documents. Chinese diplomats have expressed amazement at the campaign’s ferocity, and the scope of China’s lobbying operations has been described as unprecedented.
Unfair imprisonment, forced labor, and reprisals are among the human rights abuses that the United States has accused China of committing and has sent advance inquiries to the country in an effort to put an end to them. Germany is interested in knowing how many people are being held in detention camps in Xinjiang. The United Nations Council’s discussions are politically significant despite the absence of binding authority, and criticism can affect nations.
Activists from Tibet, Uyghurstan, Hong Kong, and dissidents from China will gather outside the United Nations headquarters during the review to stage a demonstration. The United Nations is anticipated to release its recommendations by the end of the week, with the official adoption of the report scheduled for either June or July.
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