Human Rights

Citizens enjoy the freedom of religious belief in accordance with law. According to incomplete statistics, China has now more than 100 million religious adherents, more than 100,000 venues activities, and about 300,000 clergy members. The accumulative print run of the Bible has reached 35 million. Extended detention of criminal suspects has been deemed one of the most serious human rights violations, and by taking "vigorous measures," the Chinese public security organs had no extended detention by the end of last year.

the Supreme People's has carried out a special campaign to severely deal with criminal cases involving government functionaries' infringement upon human misusing their powers, focusing on cases of illegal detention and search, extorting confessions by torture, gathering evidence with violence, abusing people in custody, disrupting elections as well as serious cases of dereliction of duty that cause heavy losses of life and property of the people. In total, government functionaries suspected of criminal activities were investigated and prosecuted, thus effectively bringing under control offenses of infringement on rights

During the five years since the kickoff of the strategy for the development of the western part of the country, which is densely populated by the ethnic minorities, the construction of 60 key projects has begun, involving a total investment of 850 billion yuan. In 2004, the state started ten major projects to develop western China, with a total investment of 80 billion yuan and covering the fields of transportation, energy, education and public health

During the five years since the kickoff of the strategy for the development of the western part of the country, which is densely populated by the ethnic minorities, the construction of 60 key projects has begun, involving a total investment of 850 billion yuan. In 2004, the state started ten major projects to develop western China, with a total investment of 80 billion yuan and covering the fields of transportation, energy, education and public health

The white paper said as the realization of full human rights isa common pursuit of all countries in the world, China will, as always and together with the international community, make persistent efforts in promoting continuous progress of human rights in China and healthy development of international human rights.