[By Jiao Haiyang/China.org.cn]

A government report detailing progress made in human rights in 2013 attested to the fact that China has pursued improvement of human rights with solid measures and constant efforts.

Last year witnessed a spate of actions taken to improve the human rights cause in the nation.

In 2013, China abolished the reeducation through labor system, which had been in operation for more than 50 years, said the report on China's human rights in 2013 issued by the State Council Information Office on Monday.

It was also decided that people who were receiving reeducation through labor as prescribed by law should be released and exempted from their remaining terms, according to the report.

That single fact alone should serve as a reminder to countries that have pointed fingers through biased and irresponsible remarks that blemish China's human rights.

It is suggested that those countries spend some time reading other facts listed in the report.

Also in 2013, remarkable improvements were made to promote and protect the freedom of speech of Chinese citizens. The Internet has become one of the most important channels for the public to express opinions, according to the report.

Chinese people are actively involved in online services, with blog and personal web page users reaching 437 million and social networking website users topping 278 million by the end of 2013.

Seeing the Internet as a positive channel, the nation has been working hard to embrace it. Besides popularizing satellite communication and computer networks, the nation carried out a "broadband China" strategy to facilitate public infrastructure.