China met stinging criticism at the United Nations on Thursday from some countries and organisations over its rights record, even as others showered Beijing with praise.
During the half-day UPR in January, critical countries highlighted a crackdown on civil liberties and a sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 to quash dissent after pro-democracy protests. During the one-hour UPR adoption process Thursday, a vast Chinese delegation informed the gathering that it had adopted 70 percent of those recommendations, but it flatly rejected most proposals from Western countries.
On Thursday, China was permitted to fill a third of the one-hour available speaking time, while all other countries were granted 20 minutes in total, as were NGOs. China “has refused to take action amid consistent calls from the international community to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and has rejected numerous constructive recommendations made through the UPR”, US ambassador Michele Taylor said.
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