This was stated by the new head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yi, in his new article, in which he reviewed Beijing’s foreign policy in 2022 and outlined the main objectives, stressing that in the face of the challenges facing the international community, the great powers must set an example to the world.
In the new year, China intends to deepen “mutually beneficial cooperation” with Russia and correct the course of relations with Washington, said the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member and new director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission , Wang Yi, in his new article published in an influential Communist Party magazine, Qiushi, this Sunday.
friendship with Russia
In the article, in which he reviewed Beijing’s foreign policy during 2022 and outlined the main goals for the new year, Wang said that in the face of the great challenges facing the international community, the great powers must set an example to the world. In this regard, he noted that in the past year, “the new-era Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation” has maintained a high level of development, and “exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries have intensified.” . He also stressed that “the foundation of friendship and public opinion has been further strengthened.”
“Sino-Russian relations are built on the basis of non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-attacking of third parties, and are even less subject to third-party interference and provocation,” he declared, stressing that no matter how the international situation, both countries “will uphold and advance the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era.” He also assured that Beijing intends to deepen “strategic mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation” with Moscow.
Need to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Cold War
Meanwhile, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks that the world of the 21st century should avoid the mistakes of the Cold War, Wang stressed that China and the US should take a correct view of its internal and external policies, as well as its strategic intentions, establishing “a conciliatory tone instead of confrontation, and a compromise in which all win instead of adding zero”. He confirmed the willingness of the Asian giant to correct the course of relations with Washington.
At the same time, he stressed that the Taiwan issue, which is at the center of China’s interests, is “the political foundation of Sino-US relations and there is a red line that cannot be crossed.”
He added that although the US and some other countries insist on the implementation of “the so-called ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ and various closed and exclusive ‘small circles'”, Beijing “firmly opposes any mentality of the Cold War and divisive confrontation”. He also stresses that he supports neighboring countries so that they “put their destiny firmly in their hands and jointly resist the countercurrents that undermine regional peace and stability.”
The senior official also noted that over the past decade, Chinese diplomacy has made “constant ideological and philosophical leaps,” adhering to the path of peaceful development and abandoning the old idea that “if a country is strong, it will be hegemonic.” “By promoting the construction of a new type of international relations, it has explored a new form of interaction between nations in terms of mutual respect, equity and justice, and win-win cooperation. The protection of common values for all humanity transcends ideological bias of Western “universal values,” he concluded.
Source: RT
