U.S. dollar ticks down

The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.23 percent to 99.046 at 03:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1605 dollars from 1.1568 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3327 dollars from 1.3334 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 151.77 Japanese yen, lower than 152.29 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8010 Swiss francs from 0.8041 Swiss francs, and it slipped to 1.4036 Canadian dollars from 1.4037 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.5397 Swedish kronor from 9.5055 Swedish kronor.

A forum on human rights protection in the Chinese path to modernization, was held at Guangzhou University in south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday, bringing together more than 80 experts and scholars of political science and law from leading Chinese universities.

Attendees held in-depth discussions on topics such as "Building China's Independent Knowledge System of Human Rights," "Criminal Law Issues and Human Rights Challenges in the Digital Age," and "Protecting the Rights and Interests of Minors."

During the event, participating experts said that China has developed its own approach to protecting human rights as the country continues to modernize.

"China's approach to human rights protection diverges from the Western path. One of ours is comprehensive cooperation, demonstrated through initiatives like common prosperity, rural revitalization, and Chinese modernization. I believe we must encourage more young people to engage in the development of human rights in China, whether through theoretical research or practical contributions," said Liu Zhiqiang, a professor at the Institute for Human Rights at Guangzhou University. Other scholars emphasized that protecting the human rights of China's 1.4 billion people is a foundational element of the country's modernization, evoking insights from classical Chinese philosophy.

"Chinese modernization is, first, modernization on a massive population scale. Despite the vast size of China’s population, we are committed to ensuring that every individual is respected and that the human rights of all are protected. The principle of 'Benevolence is to love all people' from Chinese philosophy offers profound insight for the world in understanding human rights—emphasizing care, respect for others, and a balanced appreciation for both the rights of others and oneself," said Dong Yanbin, a research fellow at Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October put forward proposals to advance the development of human rights. The forum in Guangdong aimed to lay a pathway for the implementation of the proposals and contribute to the improvement of the human rights protection system in China.