The Chinese government always puts the people's life, safety and health first, protecting human rights to the greatest extent, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

On July 28, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference

"Beijing Daily" reporter: At the "2022 · Beijing Human Rights Forum" opened on the 26th, some guests said that during the process of fighting the new crown pneumonia, the Chinese government always put the people's lives, safety and health first, the largest, the largest Limit human rights. What are the comments of the spokesman about this?

Zhao Lijian: China fully agrees with the above statement.

China always believes that the people's happy life is the greatest human rights. The prerequisite for the happy life of the people is life safety and health. The Chinese government adheres to the people's supremacy and life supremacy, to carry out the strength of the country to carry out the prevention and control of epidemic, coordinate economic development and epidemic prevention and control, and China's new crown infection rate and mortality rate have maintained the lowest level in the world. This has effectively guaranteed the health of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people and living and working in China in China. This is an example of personal human rights and collective human rights organic unity to maximize human rights, and it is also an important connotation of the "fairness, justice and reasonable tolerance" of this forum.

In addition, China has practiced the concept of human hygiene and health community, and has made an indelible contribution to international resistance. We reported the epidemic to WHO for the first time, shared gene sequences as soon as possible, and shared the global prevention and control experience and diagnosis and treatment plans. The spirit of doctrine. In order to "have no epidemic in the world, no mountains and rivers", China is willing to continue to strengthen resistance cooperation with the international community, and work together to win the new crown epidemic and enjoy greater and better human rights for the world.

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