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Human rights are different in China

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What are human rights? That’s the question that China is posing as it hosts the first South-South Human Rights Forum in Beijing.
According to Xi Jinping, the definition depends on the context:

“Human rights must and can only be promoted in light of specific national conditions and people’s nee...