BEIJING: In pursuing diplomacy, China will continue to work with other countries to shoulder the responsibilities of the times, and respond to challenges with a broader vision and more positive actions to advance the world toward a better and brighter future, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks in Beijing at the opening ceremony of a symposium on the international situation and China’s diplomacy in 2023.
Noting that 2023 was a year of profound change in international relations and solid advancement of Chinese modernization, Wang said China’s diplomacy remains upright and innovative, and forges ahead to make new contributions to safeguarding world peace and promoting common development.
Wang summed up six highlights of China’s diplomacy in 2023, and stressed that it was a pioneering, fruitful year for China’s diplomacy.
First, the head-of-state diplomacy was brilliant and created a new monument for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
In 2023, President Xi Jinping hosted two major diplomatic events, attended three multilateral summits, carried out four important overseas visits, and held more than 100 meetings and phone calls, promoting the connection between China and the world, Wang said.
Second, the building of a global community of shared future was solidly advanced.
Building a global community of shared future has developed from a concept to a scientific system, and has grown from vision to practice, he said, adding that it has been written into the resolutions of the UN General Assembly for seven consecutive years, continuously expanding to various regions and fields.
Third, the third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation was successfully held.
Over the past decade, the Belt and Road cooperation has extended from the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America, and built the world’s most extensive and largest international cooperation platform, becoming a road of cooperation, opportunity and prosperity for partner countries, said Wang.
As the third BRF was the most important diplomatic event for China in 2023, Wang said China announced eight major steps to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and advocated that all countries should work together to achieve global modernization. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
