Existing analyses of human rights coverage by the media rarely explain why some human rights violations make headlines while others do not. The objective of this study is to examine how human rights in China are covered in three Chinese and US newspapers, and which factors influence the coverage. The Sino-American relationship and human rights discourses in the countries of origin of the newspapers are important factors explaining the selective nature of the newspaper's reporting.
Since the 1990s, Taiwan has achieved an impressive democratisation that has made it one of the most vibrant democratic societies in Asia. Most of the existing research about Taiwan’s foreign policy and cross-strait relations neglects how Taiwan’s identity and role as a democratic and pluralistic state influences the island’s external relations. This article analyses how Taiwan’s achievements in the field of democracy and human rights affect Taiwan’s foreign policy and its identity in world politics, and why democracy and human rights are important for it and its external relations. The analysis uses role theory and the three roles of normative power, civilian power, and Global Good Samaritan.
Zusammenfassung: im Rahmen des universal Periodic Review-Verfahrens wurde die chinesische Menschenrechtslage im Februar 2009 durch den un-Menschenrechtsrat bewertet. diese Bewertung bietet Anlass für eine Analyse der chinesischen Menschenrechtslage nach dreißig Jahren Reformpolitik. Während die uSA und europa sich in ihrer Kritik auf die Situation der politischen und bürgerlichen Menschenrechte konzentrieren, soll hier auch die Situation der wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Menschenrechte sowie der kollektiven Menschenrechte auf entwicklung und Selbstbestimmung gleichberechtigt untersucht werden. in China gibt es im Bereich der politischen und bürgerlichen Rechte kaum Fortschritte. im Bereich der wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Rechte stellt sich die Lage differenzierter dar.Abstract: the un Human Rights Council evaluated during its spring session in 2009 the Chinese human rights situation. the un-"universal Periodic Review" of China's human rights marks the starting point for an analysis of the human rights situation in the People's Republic after 30 years of reform policy. the uSA and europe mainly focus on political and civil rights in China. this analysis will also assess the state of the economic, social and cultural rights and of the collective rights to development and self-determination. China made some progress in the achievement of the economic, social and cultural rights, while the implementation of civil and political rights is still insufficient.
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