China, EU kick off human rights dialogue in Chongqing
China, EU kick off human rights dialogue in Chongqing
On June 16, the China-EU Human Rights Dialogue began in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Experts from Chinese state media said that maintaining high-level dialogue will help European countries gain a more comprehensive understanding of China’s human rights achievements.
They also said that the reported field visit to Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region for EU officials shows China’s sincerity, and that experiencing the region firsthand can play a crucial role in dispelling Europe’s longstanding misjudgments and stereotypes regarding China’s human rights situation.
According to the South China Morning Post on June 8, an EU spokeswoman confirmed that EU officials are set to visit Xizang this month as a side outing to their annual human-rights dialogue with China. The EU team will be led by Paola Pampaloni, the second-in-command on its Asia desk within the union’s diplomatic corps.
Beijing ready to continue panda protection cooperation with Canberra
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Adelaide on June 16 that two pandas in Australia will return to China this year as agreed by the two sides, and China is ready to continue cooperation with Australia on panda protection and research. He hopes that Australia will always be a friendly home for giant pandas.
He made the remarks while visiting the Adelaide Zoo to inspect China-Australia cooperation in panda protection and research. Adelaide Zoo hosts Wang Wang and Fu Ni, the Southern Hemisphere’s only pair of giant pandas.
Wang Wang and Fu Ni will return to China this year as agreed by the two sides, he noted.