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Mr.
Chairman,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to attend this annual conference, which
provides a global platform for exploring solutions to security
issues and enhancing cooperation in the security field.
While peace and development remain the themes of our time, the unfolding
trend of economic globalization and multi-polarization continues to
facilitate the foundation of and produce opportunities for the
long-term coexistence of different social systems, civilizations and
development patterns. It has also resulted in closer economic links
and greater interdependence among different nations, whose interests
are becoming increasingly intertwined.
The world, however, is far from being peaceful and tranquil with new
challenges and menaces: conventional security threats becoming
interwoven with non-conventional ones, terrorist forces getting
rampant, and ethnic and religious conflicts aggravated.
Transnational problems such as proliferation of WMDs, environmental
pollution, drug trafficking, cross-boarder crimes and severe
contagious diseases continue to threaten the very survival and
development of mankind. With the multiplicity and transnational
feature of such security threats, no country can play safe all by
itself.
Under such circumstances, only by strengthening international cooperation
can we turn challenges into opportunities for a win-win situation
benefiting all.
Mr. Chairman,
China, with its continued rapid growth, is drawing much of the world
attention. Many people are trying to find out what kind of road
China has taken in her development, what kind of foreign and
security policies China is pursuing, and what possible impact such
policies will have on the rest of the world. Here I would like to
tell you in most explicit terms that China has chosen and will
adhere to the road of peaceful development. This is a solemn pledge
that China has made to the world. This inevitable choice is based on
China¡¯s national realities, China¡¯s cultural traditions, and the
trend of development in today¡¯s world. China¡¯s development has been
and will remain a peaceful development, an open development and a
cooperative development -- a road through which China seeks to
develop herself by way of safeguarding world peace and which, in
return, will contribute to world peace and common prosperity with
the fruit of her own development.
As a member of the international community, China has been consistent in
advocating and always ready to develop friendly cooperation with all
other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful
Coexistence.
China holds that politically all nations should respect each other and
consult with each other. China stands for enhancing multi-lateralism,
international cooperation, the role of the United Nations and other
international and regional organizations, democracy in international
relations and the establishment of a fair and just international
political and economic order.
China maintains that while seeking development, each country should work
for a mutually beneficial and all-win situation. The international
community should strengthen coordination so as to steer the
direction of economic globalization in favor of common prosperity.
The diversity of development modes deserves respect, and full
respect should be paid to the right of developing countries in
choosing their own social system and development mode according to
their national conditions. They are entitled to equal rights to
participate in international economic affairs. We deem it necessary
to set up an open and equitable trade regime, with reformed and
improved international financial system. Economic and trade
frictions ought to be solved through dialogue and consultation
conducted on an equal footing.
China believes that diversity of civilizations is one defining hallmark
of human society, in which different civilizations can live and
prosper side by side by drawing on each others¡¯ strengths through
dialogue and exchanges in the spirit of seeking common ground while
shelving differences. That will be the way leading to a harmonious
world.
Holding high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, China
pursues an independent foreign policy of peace in its external
relations, promoting peace and development through cooperation, and
thereby contributing to peace and common prosperity in the region
and the world at large.
As an Asian country, China adheres to the principle of befriending all
its neighbors, trying to foster an amicable, stable and prosperous
neighboring environment. Efforts have been made to strengthen
bilateral relations, promote regional cooperation and address
hot-spot issues and emergencies with a view to promoting regional
peace, stability and prosperity. China upholds the principles of
equality, mutual benefit and win-win result regarding regional
cooperation in which China expects to achieve her own interests by
expanding the scope of common interests with neighboring countries,
i.e. to gain and to let gain at the same time.
Continued development of good-neighborly and friendly cooperation with
India is an important part of China¡¯s foreign policy towards her
neighboring countries. In April last year, China and India declared
the establishment of a strategic and cooperative partnership for
peace and prosperity, which has uplifted the bilateral relations
between the two countries in an all-round way. China and Japan are close neighbors with very close economic ties. China
has always regarded its relations with Japan as of great importance.
In face of the complicated situation in the bilateral political
relations in recent years, China holds that both countries,
particularly their leaders, should proceed from a strategic height
with long-term perspective, strictly follow the principles
established in the three political documents between China and
Japan, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the spirit of looking
into the future while taking reference from history so as to create
an enabling environment for the stable and sound development of
relations between the two countries.
As a developing country, China has made unremitting efforts to facilitate
development and stability of the developing countries as a whole.
Being keen to promote South-South cooperation and North-South
dialogue, China is working hard to expand economic and trade
cooperation with developing countries and has provided assistance to
the best of its ability. China has also given much impetus to the
establishment of the China-Africa, China-Arab and China - Latin
America Cooperation Forums in an effort to strengthen mechanisms of
collective dialogue and cooperation with other developing countries
and to further advance the traditional friendship and mutually
beneficial cooperation.
As a big country, China is actively developing relations with other major
countries so as to promote strategic stability and peace in the
world. China has established partnership of different types with
other major countries and worked hard to expand the areas of
converging interests while carefully handling disputes in the
interests of world peace and common prosperity.
China-US relations have on the whole remained stable and are steadily
moving ahead. The two sides have engaged in frequent dialogues and
exchanges at all levels, enhancing mutual understanding and trust.
Communication and cooperation between the two countries have
intensified in such areas as economy, energy, science and
technology, anti-terrorism, nonproliferation and regional security,
etc. Healthy and steady growth of China-US relations is in the
fundamental interests of both sides and also benefits world peace
and stability.
The strategic cooperation partnership between China and
Russia has further deepened. The two countries have not only
strengthened cooperation of mutual benefit in political, economic,
military and energy fields, but also engaged in close collaboration
on major international and regional issues, promoting
multilateralism and democratization of international relations.
China-EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has become more substantial.
China maintains frequent exchange of high-level visits with EU and
its member states. The exchanges and cooperation in culture,
education, science and technology, environmental protection and
other fields are showing encouraging momentum.
China has been extensively involved in multilateral activities centered
on the United Nations, and has played a constructive role in
safeguarding world peace and stability by actively engaging in
international cooperation in various fields such as economy,
anti-terrorism, arms control, peacekeeping, human rights, justice
and environmental protection, etc. in an effort to tackle major
challenges and hot-spot issues.
Meanwhile, China has also carried out wide range of economic cooperation
with other countries in the fields of trade, finance, investment,
resources and energy, trying to make her own development an impetus
for the common development of the world. With the immense market and
broad space for cooperation brought about by its development, China
is offering and will continue to offer considerable opportunities
for the rest of the world and has become a dynamo that drives the
economic development of both the region and the world at large.
Mr. Chairman,
China stands for a new security concept that features mutual trust,
mutual benefit, equality and collaboration. We are working to
enhance mutual trust through dialogue, resolve conflicts through
consultation, and seek stability through cooperation. China supports
efforts to conduct security dialogues and to establish regional
security cooperation mechanisms so as to strengthen and deepen
multilateral security cooperation. China stands against hegemony and
power politics. We oppose terrorism of all forms and are committed
to the eradication of the root causes of terrorism. We advocate that
international cooperation based on the principles of international
law should be intensified so as to find solutions to all
conventional and non-conventional security problems and to jointly
deal with global threats and challenges.
China¡¯s security policy is designed first and foremost to safeguard the
sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the nation. At the
same time it is also geared to the needs of economic development and
the creation of a stable international environment, particularly, a
favorable neighboring environment. There are three policy
objectives: first, to maintain China¡¯s own stability and
development; second, to maintain peace and stability in the
neighboring areas and third, to promote international security
dialogue and cooperation.
China¡¯s national defense construction is aimed at safeguarding security
and unity of the country and ensuring smooth advancement of economic
development. China refuses to join any military alliance or engage
in any arm race. China does not seek spheres of influence nor sets
up military bases overseas. China opposes the proliferation of
nuclear weapons and other WMDs and stands for the complete
prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons. China has
promised in explicit terms not to use or threaten to use nuclear
weapons against non-nuclear weapon countries or regions. This policy
will remain unchanged. At the end of 2005, we concluded the 10th
round of disarmament since the founding of the People¡¯s Republic,
adding the total number of reduced troops to almost 2 million over
the past two decades.
In conclusion, China¡¯s peaceful development is a blessing not only to
China, but also to the world as a whole. A stable, open and
prosperous China marching on the road of peaceful development will
make still greater contributions to peace, stability and common
development of the world.
Thank you. Enditem
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