The second China Latin America Human Rights Roundtable was recently held in S ã o Paulo, Brazil. The current roundtable conference is themed "China Latin America Community of Shared Future and Development of Human Rights", with over 130 human rights officials, experts, scholars, relevant social organizations, think tanks, and media representatives from China, Latin America, and the Caribbean attending. The scholars at the meeting believed that the people centered Chinese human rights concept and the Chinese practice of promoting development through cooperation and human rights through development provide useful lessons for Latin American countries. China and Latin America cooperate on the principle of equality and respect, and the results benefit both peoples, providing a new paradigm for global human rights governance and contributing 'Southern wisdom'. On July 25, 2025, Cesar Martins, Executive Vice President of S ã o Paulo State University, delivered a speech at the second China Latin America Human Rights Roundtable in S ã o Paulo, Brazil. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Paul Lopez) Inspired by China's human rights practice, Latin American scholars attending the conference believed that China has always advocated the concept of promoting human rights through development, emphasized the people as the center to achieve high-quality development, insisted on sharing development opportunities with the world through genuine multilateralism, and provided useful lessons for Latin American countries facing problems such as poverty rebound and sluggish economic growth. Luis Gonzalez, a political science professor at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, believes that China's victory in the battle against poverty is one of the most important achievements in the field of human rights in the world today, which has given new vitality and development opportunities to impoverished areas. Latin American countries should base on their own reality and learn from China's human rights concepts and practices. Professor Yavye Baddeley from the Catholic University of Minas Gerais in Brazil said that the concept of promoting human rights through development is in line with the reality of economic backwardness faced by many Latin American countries. China adheres to a non-interference policy and mutually beneficial cooperation, providing important inspiration for Latin American countries to explore a human rights path based on safeguarding national sovereignty and development rights. Elias Yabor, director of the Pereira Pasos Institute of Urban Planning in Brazil, said that China has achieved poverty reduction through institutional innovation, inspiring Latin American countries to further promote the implementation of "development" into "people". In recent years, issues such as environmental rights and human rights protection in the digital age have received increasing attention in the China Latin America human rights dialogue. In the view of Mariana Escalante, a researcher at the School of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, China's environmental governance has achieved significant results, and Latin American countries can draw useful experience from policy coordination, environmental technology application, and clean energy investment. Chinese and Latin American scholars believe that there are numerous points of convergence between China and Latin America in terms of human rights concepts, practical paths, and global governance issues, showcasing to the world the achievements and beneficial experiences of cooperation in human rights governance in the global South. Joan Cooper, Vice Dean of the Canal and International Relations School at the University of Panama, said that China advocates the establishment of a mutually respectful and mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, which is an important force in promoting the reform of the global governance system and an important partner of Latin American countries. China Latin America cooperation plays an increasingly important and constructive role in the development of human rights in Latin America. The attending experts believe that with the increasingly close relationship between China and Latin America, China Latin America cooperation has been put into practice through specific projects, bringing tangible benefits to the Latin American people and providing assistance for the development of human rights in Latin America. On November 14, 2024, intelligent equipment was used to lift containers at the Qiankai Port north of Lima, the capital of Peru. Li Mengxin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, said that China has helped Latin American countries with infrastructure construction, green energy transformation, digital construction and other key livelihood projects through the "the Belt and Road" cooperation, the BRICS mechanism and other platforms, which has provided an important impetus for the development of human rights in Latin America. He stated that unlike the Western practice of attaching political conditions and interfering in internal affairs, China Latin America cooperation provides a path of mutual respect and non-interference for Latin America. Mo Jihong, Director of the Institute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a member of the Faculty, pointed out that China and Latin America have established a comprehensive cooperation framework in multiple dimensions such as politics, economy, culture, society, and law, continuously consolidating the institutional foundation and practical support for human rights governance cooperation. The cooperation between China and Latin America in the field of global human rights governance provides a good example for the international community, showcasing the achievements and experiences of developing countries in human rights governance cooperation. The attending experts believe that in the future, human rights cooperation between China and Latin America should continue to expand sustainable development projects and deepen cultural and technological exchanges on the basis of respecting sovereignty and mutual benefit. Gr é by Rioja, Vice President of San Simon University in Bolivia, said that China and Latin America can further promote human rights cooperation by deepening multilateral dialogue, improving cooperation mechanisms, promoting people to people exchanges, and strengthening education and training. Experts attending the conference pointed out that as an important force in the global South, China and Latin American countries should consolidate consensus on development cooperation based on the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, adhere to the principles of equality, mutual trust, inclusiveness, mutual learning, win-win cooperation, and common development, and promote global human rights governance towards a more fair, just, reasonable, and inclusive direction. Gustavo Girado (Chinese name He Guangsi), Director of the Contemporary China Studies Program at the National University of La Nous in Argentina, believes that as members of the global South, despite historical and cultural differences, there is a high consensus between China and Latin America on human rights values, development demands, and governance goals: to prioritize the right to development, respect cultural diversity, and also face common challenges such as the interweaving of traditional and non-traditional security risks. He believes that countries in the global South should work together to break through the Western "discourse hegemony" in the field of human rights, and calls on the international community to pay attention to the demands of the global South and build a more diverse and equal human rights governance system. Experts believe that mutually respectful and beneficial cooperation between China and Latin America is providing a new paradigm for global human rights governance. Professor Michaela Awelar from the Bolivar University of Venezuela pointed out that China Latin America cooperation emphasizes mutual respect for sovereignty and respective development paths, attaches importance to enhancing people's development rights, and addresses global human rights challenges through close economic ties, political dialogue, and cultural exchanges, "building the future of humanity with a common position of the global South". On September 10, 2024, guests and attendees attended the first China Latin America Human Rights Roundtable in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photographed by Wang Tiancong, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, on the 8th of this month, the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution sponsored by China on "the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights". Latin American experts believe that this resolution is of great significance, indicating that the global South is breaking away from the so-called "human rights narrative system" of the United States and the West, and is embarking on a new path of promoting human rights through development and seeking win-win through cooperation. Victoria Dongda, Chairman of the Citizenship and Human Rights Committee of the Southern Common Market Parliament, said that Western countries have long used the banner of "human rights" to launch interventions, sanctions, and even wars, which is a new form of colonial discourse hegemony. The global South has the right to participate in defining the meaning and protection of human rights. We need to truly think about what kind of governance system can enable all humanity to live a dignified life. (New Society)