GENEVA, Aug. 13 -- China's mid-term assessment of the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan (2016-2020) is ongoing, and generally speaking, good progress has been made in achieving the goals set concerning the ethnic minorities, a Chinese official said here Monday.
Xu Hong, Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks during a dialogue with UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) which is reviewing China's report on implementation of the related Convention.
He told CERD members that the right of China's ethnic minorities to participate in the deliberation and administration of state affairs has been earnestly ensured.
Currently, he said, all the 55 ethnic minority groups in China are fully represented at the National People's Congress, or the national legislature of China, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body.
The head of administration of China's 155 ethnic autonomous localities, including prefectures, counties and banners, are led by officials from ethnic minorities, he added.
According to the official, ethnic minorities and areas inhabited by ethnic groups have witnessed rapid economic and social development. In 2017, the eight multi-ethnic regions or provinces saw their investment in fixed assets grow by 11.8 percent, 4.6 percentage points higher than the national average.
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