A Fox in the Henhouse: China, Normative Change, and the United

The findings provide insights into the future of human rights norms both in the UN and in the global human rights system more generally. [...] In terms of promoting norms of multilateralism, the PRC has consistently voted in favor of annual resolutions in the General Assembly and in the UNHRC on the “Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order.” It voted YES in the HRC in 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2021. [...] The international community should stand at the height of all mankind, firmly establish the concept of mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen dialogue and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect, and jointly promote the cause of international human rights.”2 Many of the terms that appear in the resolution and submission are common Chinese foreign policy concepts. [...] Indeed, it even features a link to a hagiographic subsite called “Xi’s Time” housed at Xinhua.11 The reason for this congruence between CSHRS and the official Chinese government line is because of the close links between the two and the apparent lack of autonomy of the former from the latter. [...] SCIO is supervised by the CCP Propaganda Department and describes itself on its website as the “chief information office of the Chinese government” with the mission to “to promote the communication, understanding and trust between China and countries across the world.”12 Indeed, Xi Jinping himself in 2022 in an article about China’s international human rights seemed to acknowledge the connection a.