Among these steps are the signing of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in October 1997, ratified in March 2001, and signing of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in October 1998, which has not yet been ratified.
其中就包括了在1997年10月签署《经济、社会、文化权利国际公约》（2001年3月人大有保留地批准）以及在1998年10月签署《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》（目前还未批准）。