China completes 3rd Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council

Poverty alleviation

On human rights and development, Le said in the last 40 years China has taken 740 million people out of poverty, and last year, it took another 13.8 million poor people out of poverty.

China aims to lift all citizens out of poverty by 2020, Le added.

"China's poverty reduction achievements are the best human rights stories," he concluded.

The Chinese official told reporters that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and China's human rights situation has achieved "historic, comprehensive and unprecedented progresses" in the past 70 years.

China has built the world's largest education system, medical system, social security system and grassroots democracy, he said, adding that according to international authoritative polls, China is one of the safest, most dynamic countries in the world with one of the highest level of satisfaction among the people.

"China has always adhered to a people-centered approach in the promotion of the people's human rights, and we will continue to set the longings of the Chinese people for a better life as our goal for the future," Le said.