Geneva, Nov. 30 -- Fifteen countries have issued a joint statement at the 80th United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee, openly condemning China's grave and systematic human rights violations within its borders and beyond.

The declaration marked a rare moment of unified global defiance against China's increasingly authoritarian conduct, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, representing Albania, Australia, Czechia, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Palau, Paraguay, San Marino, Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the coalition submitted a joint declaration that expressed "deep concern" over what it called the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) widespread repression.

The move was desc...