Major Country Diplomacy With Chinese Characteristics
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is committed to improving the wellbeing of the people, and to advancing human progress. It has always been our mission to contribute to humanity’s progress. To this end, a proactive foreign policy that reflects China’s position as a major country with Chinese characteristics is critical, as President Xi Jinping stated at the Central Committee’s Foreign Policy Meeting in November 2014. The report to the 19th CPC National Congress underlined the importance of such a policy and its role in building a new model of international relations and a community with a shared future for humanity. China’s commitment to peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit remains unshaken, and the new model of international relations we envisage is based on mutual respect, fairness, justice and cooperation for mutual benefit. China calls on all countries and people all over the world to work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity, an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and shared prosperity. China will never falter in its pursuit of an independent foreign policy of peace. It opposes any interference in the internal affairs of other countries or power politics that subjects the weak to bullying. China will never pursue development at the expense of other countries’ interests; nor will China ever give up its legitimate rights and interests. No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests. China pursues a national defense policy that is in nature defensive. China’s development does not pose a threat to any other country. China will continue to forge global partnerships that reflect and promote convergence of interests, and remain committed to an open-door policy in our development efforts. Guided by our vision for participatory global governance, we encourage greater democracy in international relations, and will actively participate in and contribute to global governance reform as a responsible member of the international community.
Building a Community With A Shared Future for Humanity
The dream of the Chinese people is closely connected with the dreams of the peoples of other countries. The Chinese Dream can be realized only in a peaceful international environment and under a stable international order. We must keep in mind both our internal and international imperatives, stay on the path of peaceful development, and continue to pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up. We will uphold justice while pursuing shared interests, and will foster new thinking on common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. We will pursue open, innovative and inclusive development that benefits everyone, boost cross-cultural exchanges characterized by harmony within diversity, inclusiveness and mutual learning, and cultivate ecosystems based on respect for nature and green development. China will continue its efforts to safeguard world peace, contribute to global development and uphold international order.
The Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative China’s proposal to cooperate with other countries in building a Silk Road Economic Belt