China is not in fear of the United States introducing an anti-China motion at the 60th sessionof the UN Commission on Human Rights, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing on March 30.

    Kong said at the regular press conference that China cannot understand why the United States would decide on making an anti-China motion on human rights.

    China has improved its human rights situation in recent years and China published Tuesday a white paper titled "Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003" to help the international community toward a better understanding of the human rights situation in China.

    Kong said the white paper points out achievements as well as shortcomings in China's human rights fields, noting that China will continue to try to help its citizens enjoy better human rights.

    Kong said all countries should calmly exchange different opinions on the basis of equality, so as to promote the development of the international human rights cause.

    Kong said China has entered more than 20 international conventions on human rights, including two major conventions, the "International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)" and "International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)".

    China has put forward its report on implementing the ICESCR to the United Nations, said Kong, adding that China's State Council has established a working group to speed up ratifying the ICCPR.