With the great advancement of China’s economy and foreign trade relations within the last twenty years, one cannot help notice a simultaneous increase in Chinese human rights. Naturally, the question of whether the rights have stemmed from trade relations or the trade relations have developed out of greater human rights in China has come up for debate. The prevalent view of the country’s stance is that foreign nations’ humanitarian concerns for China have resulted from the obligations of all the investors in China. In other words, the human rights issue has been used as a bargaining chip by other countries after developing a strong economic tie. China has considered the fulfillment of basic economic needs a priority over the amendment of human rights abuses. This position has allowed China to further its economic ties, but at the same time, has allowed for neglect in the human rights sector that China still struggles to overcome.

China has spent over twenty years focused on its goal of building a strong economy. The drive for economic growth replaced the revolutionary zeal advocated for so long by Mao Zedong, and obvious changes have resulted from this new motiva

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The heavy stakes in China by foreign nations has also led to laws protecting human rights that would in turn protect their investments. Laws and regulations concerning foreign-owned ventures have been created as a result of the joint ventures with foreign countries. At the same time, new civil and criminal laws have also been formulated to safeguard intellectual property. China even has the distinction of being the only country besides the U.S. that hears class action suits. The impact of trade relations on human rights in China is evidenced by the growth of the legal system in China.

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