China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
China and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon co-hosted a U.N. meeting of world leaders on gender equality and women's empowerment, raising eyebrows among some western diplomats and human rights defenders in China and abroad.
"As the Chinese people pursue a happy life, all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel in life and make their dreams come true," Xi told the meeting on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.