{"id":156185,"date":"2018-03-13T05:20:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T09:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=156185"},"modified":"2018-03-13T05:20:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T09:20:36","slug":"china-to-un-hr-commissioner-respect-ph-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/13\/china-to-un-hr-commissioner-respect-ph-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"China to UN HR commissioner: Respect PH sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chinese government through its Chinese Foreign Ministry defended the Philippine president from one of his staunch critics on human rights, the United Nations (UN) high commissioner.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s efforts of maintaining friendly ties with China has earned him the Asian giant\u2019s support amidst criticism from groups in the West.<\/p>\n

According to Lu Kang, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Duterte\u2019s leadership in his administration granted him the \u201capproval and extensive support\u201d from the Filipinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone without bias can see that President Duterte has made positive efforts since assuming office to combat drug-related crimes as well as terrorism, develop the national economy, and improve people\u2019s livelihood which have effectively protected and promoted the Philippine people\u2019s fundamental rights to security and development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a more direct statement, he added, \u201cRelevant sides of the international community, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, shall respect the sovereignty of the Philippines and the will of its people, view the outcomes of the Philippines\u2019 fight against drug and terrorism in a comprehensive, unbiased and objective way, and support its efforts to move forward to its human rights cause in light of its national conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further said that the UN as an agency is expected to perform its duties within its set out purposes and principles in its Charter.<\/p>\n

Lu was asked by the media to comment on UN high commissioner Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein\u2019s comment on Duterte.<\/p>\n

(Read: UN Human Rights head: Duterte needs \u2018psychiatric examination\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cThese attacks cannot go unanswered, the UN Human Rights Council must take a position,\u201d Commissioner Zeid Ra\u2019ad al-Hussein said in a news conference on March 9, according to a Reuters report.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes one believe that the president needs to submit himself to some sort of psychiatric examination. This kind of comment is unacceptable, unacceptable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Zeid made the statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition to formally identify a UN rapporteur and 648 other individuals as terrorists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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