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中国为修订其“小刑法”而做出的努力得到了赞扬，因为最新的修订草案反映了当局对公众意见的积极回应。如果该法引起广泛关注的关键条款最终能够得到明确改进，中国将能获得更多来自联合国——其刚刚完成了对中国人权记录的第四轮普遍定期审议——的支持。过去十年，中国通过联合国增强了对其他成员国的影响力。因此，联合国强而有力的支持，对中国在日益充满争议的世界中发展其全球领导力是至关重要的。Read more

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China’s ongoing effort to amend its “mini-criminal law” has drawn praises because the latest draft amendment reflects the authorities’ positive responses to public comments. If key provisions that have aroused widespread concerns can be ultimately improved with clarity, China will be able to gain more support from the United Nations, which just completed its fourth-cycle Universal Periodic Review of China’s human rights record. Strong support from the United Nations—through which China has increased its influence with other member states in the past decade—is crucial to China’s development of its global leadership in an increasingly contentious world.Read more