Which prominent Chinese diplomat and educator served as Vice-Chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights, playing a pivotal role in translating Western and Eastern philosophical concepts into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. P.C. Chang (Peng Chun Chang)

  1. Step 1: The drafting of the UDHR deliberately drew upon diverse global intellectual and philosophical traditions to ensure universal intercultural legitimacy.
  2. Step 2: Dr. P.C. Chang deftly bridged Confucian ethical principles with Western concepts of human dignity, ensuring the document avoided exclusively Eurocentric or sectarian religious formulations.
Answer
P.C. Chang (Peng Chun Chang)
Why not the others: 'Wellington Koo' Wellington Koo was a distinguished Chinese diplomat who was the first person to sign the UN Charter in San Francisco in 1945 and later served on the ICJ; 'Charles Malik' Charles Malik was a Lebanese philosopher and diplomat who served as Rapporteur of the Human Rights Commission and later President of the General Assembly; 'René Cassin' René Cassin was a French jurist who wrote the first comprehensive structural draft of the UDHR and won the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize.

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