State Councilor and foreign minister Wang Yi attended the high-level meeting of the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by video in Beijing on February 28 and delivered a speech entitled "upholding fairness and justice and promoting the healthy development of the global cause of human rights". Wang Yi said that the full enjoyment of human rights by all is the unremitting pursuit of human society. Promoting and protecting human rights is the common cause of all countries. China advocates to be a true practitioner of human rights protection, a loyal guardian of the interests of the people, a positive contributor to common development and a firm defender of fairness and justice. Wang Yi said that respecting and protecting human rights is the unremitting pursuit of the Chinese Communists. China will unswervingly follow the path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and suits its national conditions, adhere to the people-centered concept of human rights, constantly develop people's democracy throughout the process, promote the common prosperity of all people, and protect the human rights of the Chinese people at a higher level. China will continue to take an active part in UN human rights affairs, make a Chinese voice and make Chinese contributions. Wang Yi cited facts and data to refute the hype of China's Xinjiang and Hong Kong affairs with ulterior motives, and stressed that China is willing to carry out international human rights exchanges and cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual respect. However, we do not accept the "teacher" of human rights and oppose group confrontation under the guise of human rights. (Xinhua News Agency)