http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190517-144326-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/from-defensive-to-assertive-chinas-white-paper-on-human-rights/ From Defensive to Assertive: China’s White Paper on Human Rights Carrai, Maria Adele eng 2019-03-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 China Human Rights White Paper Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On December 12th 2018 the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China (PRC) published a white paper (WP) titled ‘Progress in Human Rights over the 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up in China.’ The paper, which seems to be targeting more foreign audience than a domestic one, reflects upon the progress China has made in the field of human rights since Deng Xiaoping’s liberalization and opening up reforms that began in 1978.