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BEIJING. – Attempts by the United States, Canada and a few other countries to smear the human rights situation in China were once again defeated this week as a majority of United Nations (UN) member states voiced support for China.

At a meeting of the third committee of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Cuba’s representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 66 countries in resolute support of China, stressing that Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet-related issues are China’s internal affairs, and opposed politicisation of human rights and double standards, or interference in China’s internal affairs.

The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly discusses human rights and social development issues. Since 2019, the United States has gathered a group of countries four times to smear China on human rights issues, which were firmly opposed by the vast majority of countries and all ended in failure.

Reinforcing the momentum in support of China, Venezuela’s representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 19 members of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations, criticizing that some governments have been unable to fully guarantee the right to non-discrimination against their own citizens, while illegally imposing unilateral coercive measures, which has become a modern form of systematic discrimination.

During the meeting, many other countries expressed support for China in their national statements, spoke highly of China’s achievements in the development of human rights, and called upon all countries to uphold multilateralism and solidarity, and to promote and protect human rights through dialogue and cooperation.

In addition, a statement of the Non-Aligned Movement made at the committee on behalf of 120 developing countries opposes, in no uncertain terms, selectivity and politicization, as well as country-specific human rights mechanisms and resolutions targeting developing countries, said Dai Bing, the charge d’affaires at the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN. – Xinhua News Agency