(Landmarks September 26), October 27, 1997, China signed the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on.

1997 10 27 afternoon, Qin, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on behalf of the Chinese government signed the United Nations headquarters in New York. Ambassador
Qin said at the signing ceremony, as the Member States of the United Nations, China has always actively involved in the work of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights, spoke highly of the positive significance of the international human rights conventions in the protection of human rights. He said that China signed the International Convention for the important action is taken after serious study. It shows once again that China is willing to a dialogue and cooperation on human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect, to promote the development of human rights and ongoing efforts with the world.
Qin sternly pointed out that the Taiwan authorities the name of China, on October 5, 1967 theft of the signing of the Convention is illegal and invalid.
this Convention by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1966, after following the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important international human rights instruments. From the point of view of safeguarding the collective human rights, the Convention's responsibility to safeguard and promote the economic, social and cultural rights and obligations of the Governments made clear. (1 $ dj��.c��m)