All 56 ethnic groups part of big family of Chinese nation: Chinese ambassador

The 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is held in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 27, 2019. The 56 ethnic groups in China, living together like brothers and sisters, are all part of the big family of the Chinese nation, Yu Jianhua, head of the Chinese Mission to the UN Office in Geneva, said on Wednesday at the ongoing UNHRC session. "The people of all ethnic groups are tightly held together like pomegranate seeds, and together they are making arduous efforts for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation where they can all live a happy life," Yu said, when elaborating on China's human rights propositions and expounding achievements of the human rights undertakings in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)