The New Contribution to the Important Discourse on Human Rights by General Secretary xi Jinping

Under the background of the fact that human rights protection has become an important part of the socialist construction with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and with the international background of the strengthened trend of mainstreaming of human rights, Xi Jinping’s series of speeches and the 19 th CPC national Congress reports comprehensively explained the construction of human rights in China and the development of the international human rights. The important discourse on human rights by General Secretary Xi Jinping is people-centered: people’s yearning for a better life is our goal and reveals the source of human rights. Chinese dream is a dream of the country, of the nation, and of everyone in China. The close integration of individual and collective human rights points out that the state and people are important parts of collective human rights and it is an effective response to the "human rights over sovereignty" of Western countries. That there are not the best human rights, but the better ones; fighting for human rights is not always done, but always doing scientifically reveals the operational form of human rights. The right of survival and development is the primary human right; to attach importance to the right of peace conforms to the reality of our country and it has the support of the vast number of developing countries. Building a community with a shared future for human beings is a new vision for the development of the international human rights. only when the perfection and implementation of Constitution and law are paid attention to, and the democratization and legalization of the international human rights cause are promoted, can the guarantee be provided for the realization of human rights. The important discourse on human rights by General Secretary Xi Jinping is guided by Marxism, carries the communist party member’s original intention of serving people and is deeply rooted in the masses of the people. It inherits the theory of "benevolence" and "harmony" in Chinese culture,stands at the height of history and times, and points out the direction for the all-round development of Chinese people and the overall progress of society, and for the liberation of all mankind. This scientific theory is successfully guiding China’s human rights construction constantly towards new achievements and has had a profound and extensive impact on the international human rights cause.

On the System Structure of Socialist Human Rights Theory with Chinese Characteristics

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important statements on respecting and protecting human rights provide authoritative guidance for constructing a socialist human rights theory with Chinese characteristics. Based on his remarks, the theoretical system of socialist human rights with Chinese characteristics is composed of four major parts: Functions of human rights, subjects of human rights, connotations of human rights and protection of human rights. The functions of human rights consist of people’s interests and free and all-round development. The former is the basic function, while the latter is the ultimate function. The subjects of human rights include collective human rights and individual human rights. The latter is the basis of the former, while the former is the latter’s guarantee. The connotations of human rights cover basic human rights, foremost human rights and specific human rights. The protection of human rights is composed of legal protection and international human rights governance. All five parts of the system of the socialist rule of law with distinctive Chinese features guarantee the protection of human rights. China has participated extensively in the cause of human rights in the world, protected the rights to subsistence and development of people in every corner of the world for a long time, actively promoted the reform of global governance of human rights and the construction of a community of a shared future for human beings, and highlighted the international legal protection of human rights.