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Indeed, China was not compelled to agree to the Declaration of Human Rights, they signed on to it voluntarily.
by mattnewport 7y ago
Indeed, China was not compelled to agree to the Declaration of Human Rights, they signed on to it voluntarily.
- Leary 7y agoIt was the Republic of China that signed on to it.
- mattnewport 7y agoAre you suggesting China's official position today is that it is no longer bound by its previous agreement? They could officially withdraw if that were the case. Articles like this from 2008 don't give any indication that they feel that way: https://web.archive.org/web/20160729200250/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/09/content_10477130.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160729200250/http://news.xinhu...