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Exporting Virtue? : China's International Human Rights Activism in the Age of Xi Jinping

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    UBC Press, 2021
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Potter, Pitman B.
    Date:
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    2021
    Summary:

    Exporting Virtue?critically explores the ways in which China is attempting to change international human rights standards to accommodate its interests.

    Contents:
    • Introduction1 Human Rights in China Past and Present: From Confucian Governance to Regime-led Development2 China's Challenge to International Human Rights Standards: From Qualified Acceptance to Active Revision3 Case Study: Controlling Political Expression4 China's International Economic Relations: Coordination with Human Rights Orthodoxy5 Case Studies: Coordinating Human Rights and Trade Policy in Labour Relations and Environmental ProtectionConclusion Notes; Authorities Cited; Index.
    Genre:
    Political science
    Subject(s): General | Human rights | International | International relations | Law | Political science | Political Freedom & Security
    Original Publisher: [Place of publication not identified], UBC Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780774865586