BEIJING -- The principle of respecting and protecting human rights has been embedded in the governance of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a white paper released by the State Council Information Office said on Thursday.

Under the leadership of the CPC, China has established a socialist legal system with the Constitution at the core, thus laying a solid legal foundation for ensuring human rights, said the white paper on the practice of the CPC in respecting and protecting human rights.

Respecting and protecting human rights is a philosophy in state governance, and the CPC embodies this principle in its governance and self-improvement, it said.

China makes national development plans for the realization of human rights. From 1953 to 2021, China has formulated 14 plans for national economic and social development, providing for the country's development in economic, social, cultural, environmental and other respects.

The people-centered approach to development embodies the principle of respecting and protecting human rights, said the white paper.