China's head of state and party leader Xi Jinping has spoken out against interference in internal affairs under the pretext of human rights.
Against the background of international allegations of human rights violations and the persecution of minorities in China, the President spoke out against the "politicization" of human rights or "double standards" in Beijing during a video call with UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet during her visit to China on Wednesday Consideration: "Countries do not need patronizing editors."
Although the United Nations actually guarantee the universal validity of human rights, Xi Jinping reiterated the Chinese position that the different paths of individual countries must be respected.
"Human rights have a historical, specific and practical context."
With different national conditions, histories, cultures, social systems and levels of economic and social development, countries must explore their appropriate path of human rights, Xi Jinping put into perspective their importance.
With the former Chilean President, there is a UN human rights commissioner in China for the first time in 17 years.
Bachelet also plans to visit Xinjiang in northwest China this week, where human rights activists say hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and members of other minorities have been sent to re-education camps.
The day before, international media revelations from a data leak called the "Xinjiang Police Files" caused a stir, revealing the extent and severity of the persecution and mass detention of Uyghurs and members of other minorities in Xinjiang.