Beijing, May 13th—The Fourth Wanshou Dialogue on Global Security, themed "Universal Security in a Turbulent World: The Responsibility of Major Countries", commenced here today. The event was organized by Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament. Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), attended the event and delivered a keynote speech. More than 50 international security experts from over 30 countries, including Pino Arlacchi, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Andrey Kortunov, former director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, Benny Octaviar, former head of Indonesian Military Research Center, Douglas Bandow, a special assistant to former US president Ronald Reagan and a senior research fellow at the Cato Institute, and Zizi Kodwa, a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) and former Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, attended the event. 

Liu said, currently, the basic norms of international relations are being challenged, the international system with the United Nations at its core is under threat, and global security is facing challenges. The more turbulent the world becomes, the more attention is paid to major countries. What kind of responsibility should major countries undertake? As President Xi Jinping has repeatedly pointed out that major countries should act like major countries. Major countries should set an example in upholding equality and mutual respect, taking the lead in advocating fairness and equality, respecting the sovereignty of other countries and the development paths independently chosen by their people. Major countries should also take the lead in safeguarding peace and tranquility, promoting harmonious coexistence and mutual assistance, and act as the ballast for maintaining world peace. In promoting common development, major countries should take the lead in advocating win-win cooperation and common development, ensuring that the fruits of development benefit every country and every person more equitably. In practicing multilateralism, major countries should take the lead in upholding rules and the rule of law, and resolutely safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations underpinned by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. 

Liu said, China has always treated others as equals. Shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it proposed the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and has adhered to them as the cornerstone of its foreign policy for over 70 years. China has always pursued peaceful development and has written it in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Constitution of the CPC, making overall provisions for following a path of peaceful development and developing foreign relations. China has always advocated win-win cooperation, placing its own development within the context of human development, and unswervingly expanding high-level opening up and promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, creating the world's largest platform for international economic cooperation. China has always adhered to multilateralism, resolutely safeguarding the authority of the United Nations, deeply participating in the reform of the global governance system, and continuously enhancing the representation and voice of the Global South. China will remain committed to the guidelines of developing friendship and partnership with our neighbors and fostering an amicable, secure and prosperous neighborhood and the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and work with other countries in the region to jointly build an Asian community with a shared future. In the face of injustice, China speaks out at critical moments, unswervingly advocates an inclusive and beneficial economic globalization, and works with all countries to seek common development. Recently, China and the US held high-level economic and trade talks in Geneva, which attracted high attention from the international community. China hopes that the US will build on this meeting, continue to work with China to completely correct the wrong practice of unilateral tariff increases, continuously strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, and maintain the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations, jointly injecting more certainty and stability into the world economy. 

Liu said, while the role of major countries is important, world history is written by all countries together. Eighty years ago, China fought side by side with all countries that love freedom, justice and peace to win the great victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Today, in the face of the question of our times about how to build a world of lasting peace and universal security, China is willing to work with all countries to establish a sense of shared future, continuously enhance strategic mutual trust; adhere to the principle of extensive consultation and joint contribution, and continuously improve the security architecture; firmly believe in political solutions, and resolve disputes through dialogue and consultation; adhere to the thinking of win-win cooperation, and jointly strengthen security governance. As a responsible major country, China will continue to be a stabilizing force, a force for peace, a force for progress, and a force for construction in a turbulent world, and work with all countries to provide more positive energy to the international community. 

Arlacchi said, in recent years, the Global South countries have been reviving, and a multi-polar international order has emerged. The Global South is not a "breeding ground for barbarism", but a "testing ground" for peace and construction. Thanks to the significant achievements made by the Global South in poverty reduction and other fields, for the first time in human history, the majority of people live in countries without war and conflict. China adheres to the concepts that all nations together are one community and peaceful development, formulates its national security strategy based on peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, sets an example for Global South countries, and contributes to world peace. 

Kortunov said, globalization is an inevitable stage in human development. It may slow down, it may take on a different form, but it cannot be completely stopped or reversed. Continuous technological progress will create new opportunities for cross-border exchanges and cooperation. Global development and security challenges will prompt countries to join hands in addressing them. The arrival of a new round of globalization is only a matter of time. Major countries should follow the historical trend, strengthen cooperation, manage risks, enhance mutual trust, practice true multilateralism, and inject stability into the world. 

Octaviar said, the world today is mired in a turbulent situation where traditional and non-traditional threats are intertwined. Universal security cannot just be an idea; it must be translated into concrete actions. Major countries should abandon zero-sum thinking and double standards, build consensus, enhance mutual trust, and lead the construction of a cooperative international security architecture. Peace does not merely mean the absence of war; it also implies justice, fairness, dignity, and hope. In an era of division and turbulence, countries should strengthen unity and cooperation.  

Bandow said, the world is full of turmoil today. Major countries should draw lessons from history and shoulder their responsibilities of the times to ensure that the world does not fall back into the abyss of war. China and the US play a crucial role in maintaining world peace and stability. Both sides should adhere to peaceful coexistence, engage in dialogue and communication, maintain people-to-people exchanges, narrow differences, and strengthen cooperation. The two sides should lead the way in building a world free from zero-sum games and shared by all.  

Kodwa said, we are in an era of great transformation, and the international system is undergoing significant adjustments. Against this backdrop, the actions of major countries will have an unprecedented impact. Major countries should be guardians of security, not destroyers; they should demonstrate vision to lead, not be driven by fear. Universal security is not an unattainable dream; it can be achieved as long as all countries work together. 

Lu Kang, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, presided over the opening ceremony.