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Communist China Pushes Its State-Centric Human Rights Model at the UN

Beijing exploits the UNHRC again.
Communist China Pushes Its State-Centric Human Rights Model at the UN
The United Nations headquarters stands in Manhattan in New York on Sept. 9, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Communist China has exploited United Nations subsidiary organizations—such as the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)—for years in pushing Chinese strategic goals and objectives through relentless information and influence warfare.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.