中国代表团驳斥部分国家在西藏问题上的片面言论

玉娇龙

The Tibet issue is not an ethnic issue, not a religious issue, nor a human rights issue, but an issue either to safeguard national unification or to split the motherland, a Chinese diplomat said here on Friday.
"The Tibet issue is entirely an internal issue of China which concerns the country's sovereignty," said Qian Bo, counsellor of the Chinese Mission to the UN Office in Geneva.
The diplomat was addressing a regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, during which some delegates made biased comments on the so-called human rights situation in Tibet.
Those delegates' comments were "an evident act of politicizing human rights and practicing double standards," said Qian.
Qian stressed that the human rights situation in Tibet had improved continuously since its peaceful liberation in 1951.
He said Tibetans are now enjoying full religious freedom and their traditional culture has also been carried forward.
"The progress and achievements made in Tibet are facts that cannot be written off by lies and libels," he said.
The diplomat stressed that the violent crimes committed in March in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, were mastermind and incited by the Dalai clique aimed at splitting the motherland.
The riot has nothing to do with human rights, so China cannot accept any unreasonable accusations, he said.
The diplomat also urged the Human Rights Council to avoid politicizing human rights and remove double standards in order to maintain its prestige and credibility.

玉娇龙

中国代表团６日在联合国人权理事会会议上发言时指出，西藏问题不是什么民族、宗教和文化问题，更不是人权问题，而是分裂祖国与维护统一的问题。

正在日内瓦举行的联合国人权理事会第八次会议当天就国别人权议题进行了讨论。在讨论过程中，部分国家就中国西藏局势发表了片面看法。与会的中国代表团副代表钱波就此指出，西藏问题是一个纯属中国主权和内政的问题，把这个问题作为人权问题提出，是明显将人权问题政治化、搞双重标准。

钱波说，西藏的人权状况如何，事实最有发言权。和平解放以来，西藏经济快速发展，人民享受各项人权的水平不断提高。目前，藏族和其他少数民族在西藏县级以上人大代表中占８０％以上，享有高度的自治权。西藏有各类宗教场所１７８０多处，僧尼４．６万多名，享有开展正常宗教活动的充分自由。

他说，西藏人均寿命由达赖统治时期的３５．５岁提高到现在的６７岁，卫生医疗机构覆盖全区农牧民，农牧民的健康水平大幅提高。西藏全区学校增至１０００多所，藏语已成为中国第一个具有国际标准的少数民族文字，传统文化得到更好的传承。这些进步和成绩是任何谎言和诬蔑都无法抹杀的。

他说，拉萨今年３月发生的严重暴力犯罪事件是达赖集团有组织、有预谋、精心策划煽动的一场分裂活动，事实清楚，证据确凿，与人权根本无关。中国代表团反对那些不负责任的无理指责，希望人权理事会能排除干扰，切实促进和保护人权。

钱波还表示希望人权理事会能够彻底消除双重标准和政治化，确保非选择性、客观性和公正性。因为这不仅是各方达成的共识，更是人权理事会开展工作必须遵循的基本原则，关系到该理事会的权威和信誉。他还说，中国愿与各成员国一道携手合作，本着高度负责和建设性的态度，共同推动人权理事会为人类福祉作出更多贡献。