China protects civil, political rights with law, governance: white paper

China had taken vigorous measures protecting civil and political rights with law and governance in the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, said a white paper. Titled "Moderate Prosperity in All Respects: Another Milestone Achieved in China's Human Rights,"

the white paper was released by the State Council Information Office. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government have pursued a people-centered development philosophy, and adopted vigorous and practical measures to develop whole-process people's democracy, uphold social equity and justice and ensure by law that people enjoy more extensive rights and freedoms, said the white paper...

Courts urged to lend more support to rural vitalization efforts

China's top court issued a guideline on Monday urging courts to provide stronger legal support to promote rural vitalization and speed up the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. The guideline, which consists of 26 articles in six parts and was released by the Supreme People's

Court, requires courts nationwide to intensify efforts to punish people who commit crimes involving important agricultural products to ensure food safety. For example, the guideline urges courts at all levels to punish those smuggling rice, corn and grain sugar in a stricter and more timely manner and to increase penalties for people making or selling fake seeds, chemical fertilizers or pesticides. To promote technological innovation in agriculture, the legal document also demands courts improve their handling of disputes concerning agricultural core technologies to protect intellectual property rights...

China works to make COVID-19 vaccines more available in developing countries

China has been striving to make COVID-19 vaccines more available in developing countries, and has already provided more than 770 million doses of vaccines and concentrates to the world. China ranks first in the world in terms of vaccines offered to the international community. "China will

do its best to help developing countries cope with the COVID-19 pandemic," President Xi Jinping said recently in a written message to the first meeting of the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation. China will strive to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world throughout this year, and offer $100 million to COVAX, Xi said, marking a further step by China in honoring its commitment to making vaccines a "global public good." As of Aug 4, 51.15 percent of people in high-income countries have been vaccinated, compared to just 1.36 percent in low-income countries, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

China more committed to inclusivity than you might think: media

The secret to China's success is that the country is more committed to inclusivity than you'd think, and its inclusive institutions inspire ordinary individuals to strive, said an opinion piece published recently in the South China Morning Post. "Economists are frequently surprised by the world-

beating performance of east China in the Pisa tests, the ultra-high savings rate and the explosion in patent applications in China, and the Chinese people's hard-working spirit: the key here is inclusive Chinese institutions for the ordinary individual," said the article. Countries need inclusive institutions so people have incentives and opportunities to study, work, invest and innovate, the writer of the article said by quoting what Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson said in their book "Why Nations Fail."...