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Chen, Anna (2020)

China and its Human Rights Agenda at the Human Rights Council

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)
This thesis researches how China uses the UN Human Rights Council to serve its human rights agenda. Through the analysis of statements, voting behavior on resolutions and the UPR mechanism, this thesis concludes that China has learnt to play the diplomatic game and is actively trying to reshape the international standards to better fit China’s foreign policy objectives. China is able to achieve this by familiarizing the international community with Chinese-initiated human rights terms. In the process, China aims to minimize external criticism and win the support of developing countries.
China
Human rights
UN Human Rights Council
Author
Chen, Anna
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
East Asia
Supervisors
d'Hooghe, Ingrid M.A.
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en