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China Focus. China promotes "tech for good" to safeguard human rights
Xinhua 12th June 2026 China Focus. China promotes "tech for good" to safeguard human rights At the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, Jaber Alsalaj picked up the English and Arabic copies of the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-2030). His sights were fixed on a chapter: creating a better digital and intelligent life. This keen interest was far from a sudden impulse. Days before the forum, Alsalaj, senior advisor with the Independent Permanent Human
Chris McMillan
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Paraplegic woman scales Huashan using hands, showing that disability cannot cage a free spirit
Global Times 12th June 2026 Paraplegic woman scales Huashan using hands, showing that disability cannot cage a free spirit "I cannot traverse the magnificent landscapes of our motherland on my own two legs, yet I can measure every mountain path with my hands — and I can still climb peaks." On Monday morning, after four grueling days and three nights of hauling herself upward, 21-year-old Li Zixuan, a paraplegic young woman from East China's Shandong Province, summited Huashan
Chris McMillan
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China highlights major strides in disability rights
China Daily 12th June 2026 China highlights major strides in disability rights By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China has made significant progress in developing disability-related programs, a representative of the China Disabled Persons' Federation said on Wednesday. "The development of disability-related programs has been incorporated into China's national economic and social development plans," said Ren Zhanbin, director of the federation's education and employment depart
Chris McMillan
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