The Chinese government has pledged to enhance international cooperation in human rights and make due contributions to the world human rights causes.

"The Chinese people will, as always, enhance international cooperation in human rights and, with people from other countries, make their due contribution to the cause of world human rights and the building of a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity," Wang Chen, director of the State Council's Information Office, said at the opening ceremony of the Third Beijing Forum on Human Rights, which started here Tuesday.

Wang said that in the post-financial crisis era, it is important for officials, experts and scholars to reflect and discuss human rights and development from different perspectives.

Wang said promoting modernization and progress in human rights has always been, and always will be, a pursuit of the Chinese people and government.

"We will strive to promote scientific development and social harmony, implement the principles of respecting and safeguarding human rights, and strengthen international cooperation in human rights, to promote China's progress in modernization and human rights", he said.

In particular, during the 30 years of reform and opening-up, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government have regarded respect for, and the safeguarding of, human rights as an important principle of governance, solemnly enshrining it into the Constitution of the CPC's and nation's constitution, Wang said.