BEIJING, Dec. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's
Daily: "The Vision of Building a Community with a Shared Future for
Mankind carries forward the same spirit of the Five Principles of
Peaceful Coexistence. Both are rooted in traditional Chinese values
such as 'Be kind to your neighbor,' 'Seek amity through integrity,'
and 'Promote harmony among all nations.'"
These are the remarks made by Chinese President Xi Jinping at
the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles
of Peaceful Coexistence on June 28.
In his speech, Xi expounded on the essence of the Five Principles
of Peaceful Coexistence and their relevance for the times, charting
the course forward for building a community with a shared future
for mankind.
He also noted that all countries must shoulder their common
responsibility for peace, and commit to a path of peaceful
development, and work together to seek peace, safeguard peace, and
enjoy peace.
Throughout the centuries, humanity has been dreaming of keeping
war as far away as possible from mankind so that children across
the world can grow up happily under the sunshine of peace. The
baton of history is passed from generation to generation, and the
cause of human progress moves forward from one era to another as
humanity seek answers to the questions of the times.
The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence initiated seventy
years ago provided a historic answer to the significant question of
how to handle state-to-state relations. Seventy years later today,
challenged by the historic question of "what kind of world to build
and how to build it," Xi has answered the call of the times by
proposing the community with a shared future for mankind. Both
manifest China's firm resolve to
follow the path of peaceful development.
The Chinese civilization, with a history of over 5,000 years,
has always cherished peace. The pursuit of peace, amity and harmony
is an integral part of the Chinese character which runs deep in the
blood of the Chinese people.
According to British scholar Martin Jacques, the values of
"pursuing the common good for all" and "promoting harmony among all
nations" embodied in traditional Chinese culture reflect the
profound inclusiveness of Chinese civilization, which have
influenced China's policies and
proposals.
China was long one of the most
powerful countries in the world. Yet it never engaged in
colonialism or aggression. Over the past 70-plus years since its
founding, the People's Republic of
China never provoked a war or occupied an inch of foreign
land.
China stands against isolation
and in favor of interaction, advocates coexistence and shared
progress while opposing coercion, and advocates peace through
harmony and rejects the law of the jungle. The intrinsic
peacefulness of Chinese civilization determines that China will always work to safeguard world
peace, contribute to global development, and uphold international
order.
China remains committed to the
path of peaceful development and will always be a practitioner of
the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and building a
community with a shared future for mankind.
This year, Xi proposed to build a common home of peace and
tranquility at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus" Meeting
in Astana, Kazakhstan, announced
to jointly advance modernization underpinned by peace and security
at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation, and promised to build a BRICS committed
to peace, and called on all BRICS members to act as defenders of
common security at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia.
These important proposals represent China's commitment to practicing common,
comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and
China's determination to implement
the Global Security Initiative, creating strong momentum for world
peace and development.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva said Xi has set an example for the world by working
for people's wellbeing, upholding social fairness and justice, and
advocating for peace over war, cooperation over confrontation, and
creation over destruction.
The intrinsic peacefulness of Chinese civilization determines
that Chinese modernization is the modernization of peaceful
development. A modernized China
will strengthen the force for world peace and development. The
modernization China pursues is not
for the country alone. The country will stay committed to peaceful
development, the policy of forging friendships and partnerships
with neighbors, and the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual
benefit and inclusiveness. It is ready to share more of the
benefits of Chinese modernization with its neighbors.
China's peaceful development is
always closely connected with that of the world. It remains
committed to seeking common security through solidarity and
cooperation, and working with all countries to build a beautiful
world of lasting peace and universal security.
UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres said China's
peaceful development is a noble cause in the history of mankind and
is conducive to the peace and progress of all humanity.
Drawing wisdom from the profound history of Chinese
civilization, China is fulfilling
its responsibility as a major country in the new era. It will never
take the trodden path of colonial plundering, or the wrong path of
seeking hegemony when one becomes strong. Instead, it will stay on
the right path of peaceful development.
Moving forward, China will
continue to hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation
and mutual benefit, making new contributions to promoting world
peace and stability, as well as the common progress of
humanity.
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