BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping attended and delivered a keynote speech at the convention marking the anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in Beijing on Friday.
Xi said that 70 years ago, national independence and liberation movements spread all over the world, and the colonial formula around the world collapsed and collapsed. At the same time, the global dwarfed through the dark clouds of the Cold War and threatened through the growing claim that “the mightiest is just. “The newly independent countries aspired to safeguard their sovereignty and expand their national economies.
Chinese leaders for the first time spelled out the five principles, namely mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual advantages, and nonviolent coexistence. They included the five principles in the China-India and China-Myanmar joint statements, which together called them to be basic norms for state-to-state relations, Xi said.
“For more than 70 years, the five principles of nonviolent coexistence have transcended time and space and triumphed over remoteness, demonstrating strong resilience and eternal relevance. They have open, inclusive, and universally applicable basic rules for foreign relations and basic principles of foreign law. . Xi said.
He added that they have set a long-standing benchmark for foreign relations and the rule of law abroad, served as the main consultant for the status quo and the progression of relations between countries with other social systems, and have been a strong mobilizing force for emerging countries. Efforts to seek cooperation and personal strength through unity have brought ancient wisdom to the reform and improvement of the external order and have made ancient and indelible contributions to the cause of human progress.
Xi said that today, faced with the historic question of “what kind of globality to build and how to build it,” China has answered the call of its time by proposing a network with a shared long term for the human kind.
Noting that the vision of building a network with a shared long-term for mankind pursues the same spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Xi said the vision of building a network with a shared long-term for mankind is the most effective technique to support. Advertising and the five principles of non-violent coexistence in the new circumstances.
This vision establishes a new style of equality and coexistence for foreign relations, responds to the dominant global trend of peace, progress, cooperation and mutual benefit, and inspires new tactics for progress and security, he added.
“At this historic moment in which humanity will have to decide between peace and war, prosperity and recession, unity and confrontation, we will have to protect more than ever the essence of the five principles of nonviolent coexistence, and we will have to try tirelessly to achieve the noble purpose of building a shared long-term network for humanity,” he stated.
Xi called on the world to uphold the precept of sovereign equality, consolidate the foundation of mutual respect, realize the vision of peace and security, join forces for prosperity, commit to fairness and justice, and adopt an open and inclusive mindset. Formation
Among all the forces in the world, the Global South stands out with strong momentum and plays an important role in promoting human progress, Xi said, adding that in a new and old starting point, the Global South will be more open and more inclusive. . Form forces and join together to take the initiative in building a network with a shared future for humanity.
He called on the countries of the South to be the unbreakable force for peace, the main engine of open development, the team for building governance and the defenders of exchanges among civilizations.
To achieve greater cooperation in the South, Xi announced that China will identify a study center in the South, offer 1,000 scholarships under the Five Pacific Principles of Coexistence Excellence Scholarship and 100,000 educational opportunities to countries in the South over the next five years, and also launch a scholarship program. Young Leaders of the South Program.
Noting that the five principles of nonviolent coexistence have long been enshrined in China’s Constitution and are the basis of China’s independent peace foreign policy, Mr. Xi said China will continue to uphold the five principles of nonviolent coexistence. violent, working with all countries to build a network with a shared future for humanity and make new and greater contributions to safeguard global peace and promote common development.
About six hundred people attended the conference, including former leaders of Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries, representatives of foreign and regional organizations, diplomatic envoys from more than one hundred countries, Chinese and foreign experts and academics, as well as representatives of media and businesses.