《北京日报》记者在26日开幕的“2022·北京人权论坛”上，有与会嘉宾表示，在抗击新冠肺炎疫情的过程中，中国政府始终将人民的生命、安全和健康放在首位，最大限度地保护了人权。发言人对此有何评论？

Beijing Daily At this year’s Beijing Forum on Human Rights that opened on July 26, participants said that, during the fight against COVID-19, the Chinese government has always put the Chinese people’s life, safety and health first and protected human rights to the largest extent. Do you have any comment on this?

中方始终坚信，人民的幸福生活就是最大的人权。而人民群众幸福生活的前提，是生命安全和身体健康。中国政府坚持人民至上、生命至上，举全国之力开展疫情防控工作，统筹经济发展和疫情防控，中国新冠感染率、死亡率保持全球最低水平。这有力保障了14亿多中国人民和在华生活工作外国公民的生命健康。这是个人人权和集体人权有机统一从而实现人权最大化的例证，也是本届论坛“公平公正合理包容”的重要内涵。

The Chinese side always believes that a happy life for all is the biggest human right. Safety and health is the prerequisite for a happy life. The Chinese government puts people’s lives and health front and center, and has rallied the support of the entire country for epidemic prevention and control, and promoted economic development while putting in place effective COVID control measures. Infection rate and mortality rate in China have remained the lowest in the world. All this has effectively protected the lives and health of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people and foreign nationals in China. This is a case in point for how China ensures maximum protection of individual rights by aligning and combining individual and collective rights. It is also an important part of what the forum’s theme on fairer, more equitable, reasonable and inclusive global human rights governance is all about.

《环球时报》记者据报道，27日，美国国际开发署署长鲍尔称，中国过去20年向斯里兰卡提供不透明高息贷款，为非必要基建项目融资；中方应同其他债权方一道，以透明、公平方式减免斯债务。中方对此有何评论？

Global Times According to reports, Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID, said on July 27 that China has provided Sri Lanka with “opaque loan deals at higher interest rates than other lenders” and financed infrastructure projects that often served little practical use over the past 20 years. She added that China should participate in debt relief transparently and on equitable terms with all other creditors. What is China’s comment?

我想强调的是，美国长期实施量化宽松政策，不负责任搞“大水漫灌”，近期陡然加息缩表，导致美元加速回流，给全球经济和金融市场造成严重冲击。美国大搞单边制裁和关税壁垒，冲击全球供应链和产业链安全，加剧能源、粮食等大宗商品价格飙升，让包括斯里兰卡在内的发展中国家经济金融形势雪上加霜。美西方资本在斯市场投机交易，操弄斯信用评级，严重压抑了斯融资信誉与渠道。美国应该扪心自问，美国究竟为像斯里兰卡这样的发展中国家可持续发展做了什么？美国推行的单边主义经济金融以及对外政策给世界各国造成了多大的伤害？我们希望美国能够真心实意帮助斯里兰卡应对当前困难、缓解债务负担和实现可持续发展，不要毫无底线地利用一切机会甩锅推责、抹黑他国并搞地缘政治博弈。

I want to stress that the global economic and financial markets have suffered enormously as a result of the US’s recent sudden interest rate hike and balance sheet reduction, which have rapidly siphoned off dollars on top of the US’s long-running quantitative easing policy and irresponsible massive stimulus. The US’s wayward unilateral sanctions and tariff barriers have undermined the security of global supply and industrial chains, and worsened the price surge of energy, food and other bulk commodities. This has further aggravated the economic and financial condition of developing countries including Sri Lanka. US and other Western capital speculation in Sri Lanka and manipulation of the credit rating of the country seriously undermined Sri Lanka’s financing credibility and channels. The US should ask itself: What has it done for the sustainable development of developing countries like Sri Lanka? What harm have US unilateral economic, financial and foreign policies brought to other countries? We hope the US will genuinely help Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties, ease debt burden and realize sustainable development, instead of unscrupulously latching onto every opportunity to shift the blame, smear other countries and advance geopolitical contests.

赵立坚中方在有关问题上的立场是一贯的、明确的。美方再次派航母到南海“大秀肌肉”。大家可以清楚地看到，到底谁是南海以及亚太地区和平稳定的最大威胁。

Zhao Lijian China’s position on the relevant issue is clear and consistent. This is not the first time that the US has sent its aircraft carrier to the South China Sea to flex its muscles. It is clear to us all who exactly poses the biggest threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea and the Asia-Pacific.