Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Rights in China
The Guardian
|October 16, 2025
Xi directs quashing of feminists
Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the "historic achievements" of women's rights in China.
In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80% and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.
Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights.
This story is from the October 16, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Guardian
The Guardian
The last post: Danes put pen to paper for UK artist as letter deliveries end
Some describe the joy of receiving dispatches from far afield, others speak of the discipline of sitting down to carefully order their thoughts in a letter.
2 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Apple is reported to have scaled back production of its Vision Pro headset after sluggish sales
Poor sales have reportedly forced Apple to cut production of the Vision Pro headset that it had hoped would herald a new era in “spatial computing”.
2 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
TV review Attenborough's sense of wonder is humbling in exquisitely cheerful special
A beautifully produced, unexpectedly moving special: David Attenborough, surveys the wilds of London
3 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Mamdani promises new era as New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani vowed to \"reinvent\" New York City in a speech yesterday on his first day as mayor, promising \"a new era\" for America's largest city and an ambitious start to his term.
3 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Hull's maritime heritage launches city into list of top 25 places in the world to visit
A combination of a record-breaking trawler, a floating lighthouse and a dizzying array of maritime objects, including a stuffed polar bear called Erik, help to make Hull one of the top 25 places in the world to visit in 2026.
3 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Populists 'an existential threat to UK democracy'
Keir Starmer does not have enough of a plan to defeat the \"existential threat\" that populism poses to UK democracy and should undertake a \"fundamental reset\", New Labour's former advertising strategist Sir Chris Powell has warned.
3 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
'Truly humbling' Inside the centre where British medics help Ukrainian amputees
At a specialist treatment centre in Ukraine, as other amputees play volleyball nearby, Vladislav shows a video on his phone of how he lost his left leg.
2 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
From joy to horror in seconds: at least 40 killed by fire in Swiss bar
Scores hurt at new year celebration in venue popular with teenagers
4 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Split Enzo Maresca and Chelsea part after City link
Discussions about succeeding Guardiola deepened rift, now Rosenior in frame to take reins
3 mins
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Leeds hold limited Liverpool to increase frustration for Slot
Two unbeaten records were maintained at Anfield but only one team took satisfaction along with their point.
3 mins
January 02, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size