A Chinese diplomat attending the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States and other relevant Western countries to immediately lift illegal unilateral sanctions against China.
Li Xiaomei, deputy head of the Chinese delegation, made the statement during a dialog with Alena Douhan, United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights.
At the invitation of the Chinese side, Douhan visited China in May, where she had adequate exchanges with relevant sides, and achieved fruitful results, said Li, noting China appreciated Douhan's report presented to the UN Human Rights Council based on the visit.
The report says that the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and relevant other countries breached international law, caused negative effects to human rights in China, and led to negative spillovers.
The report welcomes China's necessary measures to mitigate negative impacts by the illegal unilateral sanctions.
Unilateral sanctions are diametrically opposed to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and the basic norms in international relations, and seriously violate human rights, China firmly opposes it, said the Chinese diplomat.
With a poor human rights record, the U.S. has been wantonly using its domestic laws to implement long-arm jurisdiction, which is complete infringement of human rights in the name of "democracy" and "human rights," she continued.
China urges relevant countries to heed the just call from the international community, and immediately lift all illicit unilateral sanctions targeting developing countries, said the diplomat.
Chinese diplomat urges Western countries to lift illegal unilateral sanctions against China
