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On Thursday, the State Council Information Office (SCIO) – aka the government’s PR office – issued the Human Rights Action Plan (2021-2025).
Some context: The plan is the fourth of its kind to be issued since 2009.
What’s in this plan: The guidelines for formulating and implementing the plan, which ...



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