U.N. Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres speaks during a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (not in picture) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United Nations needs to make sure there is an "effective combination" of human, civil and economic rights in a world where many rights are not respected, U.N. secretary general-elect Antonio Guterres said on Monday during a visit to Beijing.
China's leadership has overseen a sweeping crackdown on activists since President Xi Jinping took power, including detaining or imprisoning dozens of rights lawyers in what the government says is the targeting of criminal acts.
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