The diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics has opened up a new realm
[Press conference]
The diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics has opened up a new realm
— — The heads of relevant departments introduced the diplomatic situation of big countries with China characteristics.
Guangming Daily reporter Zhong Chao finishing
On the morning of October 20th, the 20th press center of the Party held the fourth press conference. Shen Beili, Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee, and Ma Zhaoxu, Member of the Party Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, introduced the relevant situation around the theme of "The diplomatic thought of the Supreme Leader guides the diplomatic development of a big country with China characteristics" and answered questions from reporters.
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1. The supreme leader’s diplomatic thought has led us to open up a new diplomatic path for a big country with China characteristics.
Ma Zhaoxu:In the decade of the new era, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core led China’s diplomacy as a big country with characteristics to forge ahead, overcome difficulties and achieve all-round and groundbreaking historical achievements.
First, the party’s centralized and unified leadership over foreign work has been comprehensively strengthened. The party’s overall situation and coordination of all parties’ external work have been continuously consolidated. Second, the all-round, multi-level and three-dimensional diplomatic layout is becoming more and more perfect. In the decade of the new era, the total number of countries that have established diplomatic relations has increased from 172 to 181, and the number of partnerships with countries and regional organizations around the world has increased from 41 to 113. Third, national sovereignty, security and development interests have been vigorously safeguarded. We have successively won nine so-called "countries of diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan Province authorities, and the international community’s adherence to the one-China policy has been further consolidated. Fourth, China’s international influence, appeal and shaping power have improved significantly. China’s image as a responsible big country is more deeply rooted in people’s hearts. Fifth, serving the country’s economic and social development is more powerful and effective. Nineteen free trade agreements were signed with 26 countries and regions to promote the entry into force and implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
The supreme leader’s diplomatic thought has led us to open up a new diplomatic path for a big country with China characteristics. The leadership of the Party is the foundation and soul of China’s diplomacy, the people are supreme is the source of strength for China’s diplomacy, independence is the fine tradition of China’s diplomacy, and the initial intention of China’s diplomacy is to care about the world. Fairness and justice are the persistence of China’s diplomacy, and courage to struggle is the spiritual character of China’s diplomacy.
2. The Party’s external work should be upright, innovative and pioneering.
Shen Beili:Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has made a series of important expositions on the Party’s foreign work, which are an important part of the Supreme Leader’s diplomatic thoughts, profoundly answered a series of directional, fundamental and strategic questions about the Party’s foreign work in the new era, raised our Party’s regular understanding of foreign work to a new height, pointed out the direction of progress and injected strong impetus into the Party’s foreign work in the new era.
In recent years, the Party’s external work has been innovative and pioneering, holding a high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties and a summit meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political party leaders, and advocating that political parties from all countries join hands to cope with the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century. We responded to the great concern of political parties in various countries and the international community for our party, and held various briefings and presentations in time after the conclusion of the party’s important meetings. Many foreign political party politicians said that the important meeting in the Communist Party of China (CPC) was "a major event that affects the world and concerns themselves".
We have promoted and deepened relations with the ruling parties in socialist countries, political parties in neighboring countries and developing countries, and political parties in developed countries, built various regional and global political party dialogue platforms, constantly consolidated and improved the global political party partnership, and helped deepen and expand the global partnership of equality, openness and cooperation. At present, our party maintains different forms of contact with more than 600 political parties and organizations in the world. We have provided nearly 400 foreign political parties with COVID-19 epidemic prevention, treatment and treatment programs, and provided medical materials and technical assistance to foreign political parties in need. These political parties have said that the Communist Party of China (CPC) was a timely help and "was our true friend".
3. Constantly create a new situation in diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics.
Ma Zhaoxu:The Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress systematically summed up the historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the state in the new era in the past ten years, scientifically sketched the grand blueprint for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way, and held high the banner of promoting world peace and development and building a community of human destiny, which was inspiring and inspiring.
The decade in which the supreme leader’s diplomatic thoughts led China’s diplomatic development was a decade in which China achieved a historic leap in its relations with the world and made a historic contribution to the international community. Under the guidance of the supreme leader’s diplomatic thought, we comprehensively promoted the diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics, firmly safeguarded international fairness and justice, promoted the construction of new international relations, actively participated in the reform and construction of the global governance system, won wide international praise, and significantly enhanced China’s international influence, appeal and shaping power.
On the new journey, the diplomatic front will unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, be guided by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, especially the Supreme Leader’s diplomatic thought, be confident and self-reliant, be upright and innovative, forge ahead courageously, constantly create a new diplomatic situation for a big country with China characteristics, and make new contributions to building a socialist modern country and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way.
4. The international community pays close attention to the 20th Party Congress.
Shen Beili:The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is not only an important event, an important event and a happy event in the political life of our party and country, but also highly concerned and continuously focused by the international community.
Political parties, politicians and people from all walks of life in various countries have sent us congratulatory letters, fully expressing their warm congratulations on the victory of the 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
From their congratulatory letters, we can see that they sincerely admire the style of the Supreme Leader General Secretary as a leader of a big party and a big country, and think that the Supreme Leader General Secretary "has keen insight and the spirit of taking responsibility for the times, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of China" and led China to "create the future in a way that benefits all mankind".
They earnestly expect the Communist Party of China (CPC) to make greater contributions to the world at a new historical starting point, and believe that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is "another important milestone in the extraordinary and magnificent historical process of the Communist Party of China (CPC)" and will surely "provide a more solid guarantee for the future development and prosperity of China and the people’s better life". The people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China will "continue to make greater contributions to world peace, progress and prosperity".
5. China actively participates in international economic cooperation.
Ma Zhaoxu:Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has personally promoted the grand diplomacy of the head of state, raised the flag for the diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics, and guided the direction for a chaotic and intertwined world.
Not long ago, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader launched a "trip to Central Asia" and attended 31 events intensively within 48 hours, which effectively led China’s relations with relevant countries to a new level.
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader actively carried out "cloud diplomacy", made 181 phone calls with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations, and attended 78 major foreign affairs activities by video, which gathered strong synergy for international anti-epidemic cooperation.
The 17th summit of G20 leaders will be held in Bali, Indonesia from November 15th to 16th this year. The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation. As an important member of the G20, China has always actively participated in international economic cooperation and global economic governance, and worked with all parties to promote strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth of the world economy.
6. Promote the building of a community of human destiny with practical actions.
Ma Zhaoxu:The purpose and goal of China’s foreign policy is very clear, that is, to safeguard world peace, promote common development and promote the building of a community of human destiny. At present, changes in the world, times and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way. The historical trend of peace, development, cooperation and win-win is irresistible. At the same time, human society faces many unprecedented challenges. There are indeed some forces in the world who go against the historical trend, cling to the cold war mentality and zero-sum game, are keen to piece together small circles, fight a "new cold war", draw ideological lines, provoke camp confrontation, and engage in hegemony and bullying. This is the greatest threat to the world order. A divided world is not in anyone’s interest, and camp confrontation will only bring the world into a "dead end."
China insists on building a community of human destiny through practical actions. Under the personal leadership and promotion of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, substantial progress has been made in building a community of human destiny in all fields and directions from country to region and from bilateral to multilateral. China firmly upholds the international system with the United Nations at the core, the international order based on international law and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and promotes the development of global governance in a more just and rational direction.
The global epidemic of COVID-19 and the Ukrainian crisis further demonstrate the true significance of the concept of building a community of human destiny. We will firmly stand on the right side of history, on the side of human civilization and progress, hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, seek our own development while firmly safeguarding world peace and development, and better safeguard world peace and development through our own development.
7. Work together to contribute to the development of human civilization.
Shen Beili:"Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs" and "mutual learning and mutual learning" are dialectical unity, which embodies our party’s consistent position of respecting the diversity of human political civilization and promoting the progress of human political civilization.
"Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs" is the general consensus of political parties in various countries and the basic norm of international relations, and it is the premise for different political parties to maintain their independence. Regardless of the length of history, the number of people, the strength, and whether they are in power or not, political parties should treat each other as equals and respect each other. The choice of political system and development path is a matter for political parties and people of all countries. Our Party will not dictate the internal affairs of political parties in other countries, nor will it "export" the China model and ask other countries and political parties to "copy" our practices. At the same time, we are determined not to accept condescending and bossy preaching, and we will never copy the political system of other countries.
"Learning from each other" is an important driving force for the prosperity and development of human political civilization. By other’s faults, wise men correct their own. Promoting the progress of human civilization is inseparable from seeking common ground while reserving differences and learning from each other. Our party has always attached importance to exchanges and dialogues with political parties in other countries, and actively learned from and absorbed all outstanding achievements of human civilization. In the future, our party will continue to carry out in-depth exchanges of experience in governing the country with foreign political parties, jointly strengthen its own construction, enhance its governance capacity, better benefit the people, and work together to contribute to the development of human civilization.