At the United Nations World Human Rights Convention, China's delegate responded to the West's frequent criticisms of China's human rights record in the following terms: "The concept of human rights is a legacy of historical development, and is connected with a country's specific social and economic situation, as well as its history, culture and values.
聯合國世界人權會議，中國代表也針對其人權記錄經常遭西方批判而反擊：「人權的觀念是歷史發展的產物，其與一國特定的社會、經濟狀況，以及歷史、文化、價值觀有關。