Frontiers of Discourse Studies
FDS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 41-46.
Print ISSN: 3106-809X; Online ISSN: 3106-8103
Journal homepage: https://www.fdsjournal.com
DOI：Https://doi.org/10.64058/fds260103eghrg
Empowering Global Human Rights Governance with Chinese Discourse: A Review of Professor Sun Pinghua’s The Study of China’s Voice in the International Discourse of Human Rights
Ma Zhongfa
Abstract：Against the backdrop of evolving global human rights governance and intensifying discourse competition, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to break the Western-centric hegemony in human rights discourse and build a human rights discourse system with Chinese characteristics. Guided by the vision of building a community with shared future for mankind, Professor Sun Pinghua’s new work The Study of China’s Voice in the International Discourse of Human Rights systematically reviews the historical context, core connotations and practical paths of China’s international human rights discourse. It profoundly elaborates the original contributions of pioneers including Zhang Pengchun to the international human rights cause, reveals the linguistic and colonial roots of Western hegemony in human rights discourse, and puts forward China’s responses and practical solutions, thus conveying a strong voice from Chinese scholars in international human rights governance. Adopting a research framework of “theory before practice and deconstruction before construction”, the book integrates historical review, interdisciplinary analysis and case studies. With both theoretical depth and realistic pertinence, it fully demonstrates China’s historical contribution and contemporary value in the international human rights discourse system, and provides solid academic support for diversifying global human rights governance and enhancing China’s international discourse power on human rights.
Keywords：Sun Pinghua; The Study of China’s Voice in the International Discourse of Human Rights; Chinese discourse; Global human rights governance; Chinese voice
Author Biography: Ma Zhongfa, Professor at Fudan University. His research focuses on International Law. E-mail: zfma@fudan.edu.cn
题目：以中国话语赋能全球人权治理——评孙平华教授《国际人权话语中的中国声音研究》
摘要：在全球人权治理变革与话语竞争加剧的背景下，打破西方中心主义人权话语霸权、构建中国特色人权话语体系具有重要的理论价值与现实意义。孙平华教授新著《国际人权话语中的中国声音研究》以人类命运共同体理念为指引，系统梳理中国国际人权话语的历史脉络、核心内涵与实践路径，深刻阐释张彭春等先贤对国际人权事业的原创性贡献，揭示西方人权话语霸权的语言与殖民根源，并提出中国应对策略与实践方案，发出中国学者在国际人权治理中的有力声音。该书采用 “先理论后实践、先破后立” 的研究框架，融合历史梳理、跨学科分析与案例研究，兼具理论深度与现实针对性，全面展现中国在国际人权话语体系中的历史贡献与时代价值，为推动全球人权治理多元化、提升中国人权国际话语权提供了扎实学术支撑。
关键词：孙平华;《国际人权话语中的中国声音研究》;中国话语;全球人权治理;中国声音
作者简介：马忠法，教授，复旦大学，研究方向：国际法。电邮：zfma@fudan.edu.cn
Received: 07 Apr 2026 / Revised: 21 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 09 Jun 2026 / Published online: 15 Jun 2026 / Print published: 30 Jun 2026
