Xi's discourses on human rights published in Spanish

The Spanish-Chinese version of a compilation of President Xi Jinping's discourses on respecting and protecting human rights has been launched in Madrid.

A launch ceremony and a seminar on global governance were held in the Spanish capital on Wednesday to inaugurate the bilingual version of Xi Jinping On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights.

The Chinese version of the book, which was edited by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, brings together a series of Xi's important discourses, organized under nine topics.

The institute has provided the Spanish-Chinese version of the book, as well as the English-Chinese, French-Chinese, Russian-Chinese and Japanese-Chinese versions.

People from Spain and China, including Jose Luis Centella, president of the Communist Party of Spain, and Qu Xun, minister of the Chinese embassy in Spain, attended Wednesday's event.

It is a mission for every country to protect human rights, but the protection of such rights should suit each country's conditions, Centella said.

The rights to subsistence and development are the primary basic human rights, and China has given priority to rural areas and the most underdeveloped areas, lifting many people out of poverty and helping them lead a well-off life, Centella said.

As their basic needs are guaranteed and their lives have become wealthier, the Chinese people have obtained a social environment that is more equal, democratic, just and safer, Centella added.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Spain.

The bilateral ties have enjoyed sound and smooth growth over the past five decades, Qu, the Chinese diplomat, said while addressing Wednesday's event.

The fundamental reason for this is that the two countries have treated each other with mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and they have followed the right path of promoting friendliness between countries with different cultures and systems, Qu said.

There is no such thing in the world as a one-size-fits-all human rights development path, he said.

No one can claim their efforts to protect human rights are perfect, and there is always room for improvement of such efforts, he added.

wangqingyun@chinadaily.com.cn