A/HRC/11/L.10 page 130 the right to development. Uzbekistan was convinced that China’s devotion to its international obligations would foster a continuation of the fruitful and integrated work covering the broad spectrum of human rights. 536. Pakistan highlighted the fact that China, in spite of being the most populous country in the world, was realizing many of the Millennium Development Goals ahead of time, and that these best practices should be replicated by other States. It noted that China, as a responsible global power, had always looked after the rights and interests of the developing world, the acknowledgement of which had been reflected in the statements made during the review. China’s acceptance of a range of recommendations made in the fields of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and the establishment of an inter-agency working group to systematically analyse and implement these recommendations reflected the seriousness that it attached to human rights. Pakistan noted the promulgation of China’s first national human rights plan of action and the new plan on the pharmaceutical and health-care system. 537. Sri Lanka welcomed the State’s continuous role in striving for harmony, balance and fair play in the Council, and pointed to the three contributions of the Chinese Communist Party to human rights: (a) the elimination of serfdom and slavery in China, including in the province of Tibet; (b) the emancipation of women; and (c) the exemplary conduct of the Chinese revolution with regard to prisoners of war. It was particularly pleased that China had accepted a great majority of recommendations, including those made by Sri Lanka, and that China had rejected those proposals contributing to ethnic division and extremism. Sri Lanka admired China’s policy concerning matters of ethnic identity and thought it could learn from China’s formula. 538. The Russian Federation noted that China had expressed its willingness to implement the overwhelming majority of recommendations received, particularly those relating to the exercise of economic, social and cultural rights and that China intended to make further large-scale efforts to achieve the goals that it had set for itself in the promotion and protection of human rights. The Russian Federation pointed out that the dynamically developing Chinese economy played a vital role in consolidating efforts by the international community to find a way out from the world financial crisis.

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