United Nations Human Rights Commissioner to Visit China

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will visit China in May. China, which has long extended an invitation, expressed its delight at the news.

"We expect the High Commissioner and her Office to respect all countries' sovereignty, as well as the human rights and development paths that countries choose independently in light of their national circumstances, promote dialogue and cooperation, and make joint efforts to make global human rights governance more fair, just, reasonable, and inclusive," said Chen Xu, China's United Nations representative in Geneva.

Bachelet's trip will take her to Xinjiang, where the United States and others have accused China of violating ethnic minorities' rights.

China has repeatedly rebutted the accusations and says it is focused on improving the lives and wellbeing of all its people.