Besides having acceded to 1 7 international human rights instruments, the Chinese government signed the International Covenant on Economic ,Social and Cultural Rights last year and the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights not long ago.

• 中国政府加入的国际人权文书已达十七个。去年，中国政府签署了《经济、社会及文化权利国际公约》，不久前又签署了《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》。