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The third Beijing Forum on Human Rights was successfully held in Beijing by China Society for Human Rights Studies on 19 October 2010. The theme of the forum "Human Rights and Development: Rethink Concepts, Models and Approaches" is supported by three sub-themes, "Scientific Development and Human Rights," "Cultural Diversity and Human Rights" and "Global Governance and Human Rights." This book, divided into five parts according to theme, is a compilation of 69 theses received by the forum.

Verlagsinfo: Far more than a simple glossary, this unique resource provides a detailed lexicography of political and social life in China today, and deepens our understanding of the last twenty years of enormous change in the People's Republic. Each of the 1,600 entries (1) is rendered in Chinese characters; (2) is alphabetized according to pinyin, the Chinese phonetic alphabet; (3) is translated into English; and (4) is explained in terms of the situation in which it first appeared and how its meaning shifted over time. In addition to the main body of definitions and annotations, there are three appendices, abbreviations, a name index, and a bibliography.