联合国人权会议应该是一个讨论人类共同面临的问题、促进人权事业发展的场所。推动人权进步是人类的共同愿望。然而，人权是一个有历史渊源的发展的概念。人类的人权状况因每个国家的经济发展水平、社会制度、文化传统、历史背景和价值观念的不同而有所不同。因此有争议是自然的。这些争议可以通过磋商、对话和不干涉别国的内政加以解决，这已成为国际社会的共识。

The UN Human Rights Conference should be a place where the common problems of mankind are discussed and the human rights cause promoted. It is the common wish of mankind to push forward progress in human rights. However, the human rights concept is a developmental concept stemming from history. Human rights conditions vary due to the differences of individual countries in terms of economic development, social system, cultural tradition, historical background and value concepts. It is natural that disputes arise. The disputes can be handled through consultation¹ and dialogue without some countries interfering² in other countries’ internal affairs. This has long been the consensus³ within the international community.

我认为，一个国家的人权状况如何应该依据这个国家的普通老百姓能否享有政治权、经济权、文化权、受教育权以及生存权来衡量。中国人民在中国人权状况问题上最有发言权。中国作为一个发展中国家，其人权状况有双重含义：首先我们的人权状况正在发展和改善。其次，正因为我们的人权状况仍在发展过程中，因而有些问题的出现是不可避免的，需要得到改进。因为人权不完善，所以需要发展。

In my view, a country’s human rights conditions should be estimated based on whether or not the general public of the country can enjoy political, economic, cultural, educational and subsistence rights. The Chinese people are most eligible⁴ to have a say in the issue regarding the human rights situation in China. As China is a developing country, its human rights situation has a two-fold meaning: Firstly, our human rights conditions are developing and improving; and secondly⁵, as they are still in the process of development, some problems unavoidable exist and need improving. Because human rights are not perfect, they need to develop.

了解中国历史的人都知道，中国目前的人权状况是历史上最好的。同过去相比，我们有充分的言论自由。有个海外朋友告诉我，他在访问北京后发现那里的人敢说任何事。他们谈论政府的政策，有表示赞同的，也有提出批评的。中国现在更加开放。当然，每个民族有自己的民族特点，这些特点应该受到别人的尊重。中华民族有自己的思维方式和生活方式，应该受到其他民族的尊重。

Anyone who knows about Chinese history believes that the current human rights situation in China is the best in history. Compared to the past, we are very free in speech. An overseas friend told me that after he visited Beijing he discovered that people there would dare say anything. They talked about the central government’s policies, and praised or criticized them. China is now opening even wider. Of course, each nationality has its own national features which should be respected. The Chinese nation also has its own mode of thinking and lifestyle, which should be respected by other nations.

中国政府一直十分重视人权问题，并按普遍原则和具体国情为人权的改善付出了很大的努力。20年的改革开放大大改善了中国人民的物质生活。此外，随着国家民主法治建设的日趋完善，中国人民在民主监督、参政议政和宗教信仰等方面享有更多的政治权利。迄今为止，中国已加入了18项国际人权公约，其中包括《经济、社会与文化权利国际公约》和《公民权利与政治权利国际公约》。中国将继续努力促进人权的进步，并愿意为全球的人权事业作出应有的贡献。

The Chinese government has always attached great importance to the issue of human rights and made great efforts in improving human rights according to the general principles and concrete national conditions. 20 years of reform and opening up have witnessed great improvement in the material life of the Chinese people. Moreover, with the increasing perfection of the nation’s democratic and legal construction, they are enjoying more political rights in democratic supervision⁶, participation⁷ in and discussion on politics and religious belief. China has so far signed 18 international agreements on human rights, including the Covenant⁸ on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. China will continue to make efforts to promote progress in human rights, and is willing to make its due contribution to the cause of global human rights.