A report recently released by the China Society for Human Rights Studies has highlighted China's latest progress in advancing the human rights cause.
The 2024 edition of the Annual Report on China's Human Rights provides a comprehensive overview of China's work in 2023 on advancing human rights development domestically and internationally, including analyses on aspects such as economic, social, and cultural rights; civil and political rights; the protection of rights for specific groups; and international cooperation on human rights.
The report also put a focus on the impact of digital technology on safeguarding human rights.
The report for the first time reviewed the development of national human rights education and training centers, and examined advancements in human rights research and academic systems in the new era.
The China Society for Human Rights Studies was founded in 1993. It has released reports on China's human rights annually since 2011.
China releases report on latest human rights development progress
Canada and China can achieve a win-win situation as the two economies are structurally complementary, said a think-tank expert in an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday.
Paul Samson, president of the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), an independent, non-partisan think-tank on global governance based in Canada, said despite that there are also some irritants in the Canada-China relations, he believes that the strategic dialogue between the two countries can solve the problems.
"The two economies are complementary structurally. They complement each other -- natural resources, energy, finished products. There's an easy win-win space there for Canada and China. We have some irritants, as well, that I think the strategic dialogue can start solving as well," he said.
Samson also said that he believes the government of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will roll back some of the tariffs imposed by Canada, which is in the interest of the country.
"The Carney government has the guts and the desire to do what's in Canada's interest. I think they will be willing to roll back tariffs. Right now, we've got tariffs imposed on Canadian goods from the United States and we have them imposed by China. Canada has got to find a way to negotiate with both simultaneously," he said.
Carney, who was on an official visit to China from Wednesday through Saturday, said on Friday that his visit to China had been "historic and productive" and that the two sides had made significant progress in several key areas, underscoring the importance of trade ties between the two countries.
China and Canada have reached specific arrangements to properly address trade issues related to electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, canola, and agricultural and aquatic products, China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
The two sides have also reached positive consensus on increasing direct flights, improving the business environment, and inspection and quarantine of agricultural products, it said.
Canada, China can achieve win-win situation: think-tank expert
