Chinese Ambassador to KSA:"Using China's Certainty to Stabilize an Uncertain World"
Translation of Amb. Chang Hua's Article in Saudi Press
China’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chang Hua recently penned and published an Arabic article to Saudi press entitled “Using China’s Uncertainty to Stabalize an Uncertain World.” See the below translation from Arabic. Full Mandarin translation is here. The audience is pretty clear, and the pro-Arab narrative is similar to other pieces of literature we have seen from Chinese officials the past six months.
On March 7, the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress held a diplomatic press conference, and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on China's foreign policy and external relations. Faced with the turbulent world situation and the profound changes in the international landscape, China will stand on the right side of history and on the side of human progress, safeguard world peace, stability, fairness and justice, promote global common development, and firmly stabilize the uncertain world with certainty.
1. China insists on being a just force in maintaining world peace and stability
Working together to build a community with a shared future for mankind will make this world a world for all countries and the future a future for all people. In today's world, regional conflicts are protracted, various new and old problems are superimposed, and world peace and stability are constantly under attack. President Xi Jinping grasped the general trend of history and stood at the forefront of the times. He proposed to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, advocating that all countries transcend various differences and differences, jointly protect the only habitable planet for mankind, and jointly build a global village with a shared destiny. As a responsible major country, China will continue to adhere to expanding equal, open and cooperative global partnerships and continue to play an active role in responding to various global challenges.
China has always been an important member of the Global South, and has always been committed to promoting unity and revitalization of the Global South and making contributions to the advancement of mankind. The world today is turbulent, and the wind rises from the South, and the tide comes from the South. The remarkable growth of the Global South is the most distinctive sign of this era. Looking to the future, the Global South is the key to stabilizing and improving the world. China is a natural member of the Global South because we have a common history of anti-colonialism and anti-hegemony, and a common mission of development and revitalization. No matter how the international situation changes, China will always be concerned about the Global South, take root in the Global South, and work with other countries in the Global South to write a new chapter in the era of human development.
We will polish the "Shanghai Spirit" with "China Action" and drive the wheels of SCO with "China Engine". This year is the "China Year" of the SCO. As the rotating presidency, China is carrying out more than 100 activities in the fields of politics, security, economy, humanities, etc. with the slogan of "Promoting the Shanghai Spirit: SCO in Action". This autumn, China will host the SCO Summit in Tianjin. At that time, the leaders of SCO countries will gather on the banks of the Haihe River to summarize successful experiences, draw up a blueprint for development, and build consensus on cooperation, so that the SCO can start again from China and promote the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future.
II. China insists on being a progressive force in upholding international fairness and justice
As a permanent member of the Security Council, China will firmly safeguard the central position of the United Nations and serve as the mainstay of the multilateral system. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Under the current international situation, unilateralism is on the rise and power politics is rampant. All countries hope to avoid the world returning to the law of the jungle. To this end, we must build a solid foundation of sovereign equality, adhere to the principles of fairness and justice, abide by the concept of multilateralism, and strengthen the authority of international rule of law. We are willing to work with all parties to review the founding aspirations of the United Nations, abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and build a more just and reasonable global governance system.
China firmly stands on the side of fairness and justice. The crux of the recurring conflict between Palestine and Israel is that the "two-state solution" has only been half realized. The State of Israel has long been established, while the State of Palestine is still out of reach. The international community should focus more on the "two-state solution" and provide more support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. China supports the Gaza peace restoration plan jointly initiated by Egypt and Arab countries. China is a strategic partner of Middle Eastern countries and a sincere friend of Arab brothers. It will continue to firmly fight for justice, peace and development for the people of the Middle East, support Middle Eastern countries to independently grasp their future and destiny, independently explore their own development path, and realize the dream of peaceful revitalization at an early date.
China welcomes and supports all efforts committed to peace. On the Ukrainian issue, China has advocated dialogue and negotiation since the first day of the crisis, seeking a political solution, and working for peace and promoting talks. China is willing to continue to play a constructive role in the final resolution of the crisis and the realization of lasting peace together with the international community in accordance with the wishes of the parties concerned. All parties should also learn lessons from the crisis. The security of one country cannot be built on the insecurity of other countries. We should advocate and practice a new security concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, so that we can truly achieve long-term peace and stability in Eurasia and the world.
III. China insists on being a constructive force for promoting global common development
China's development will continue to boost global economic prosperity. Last year, China's economy achieved a growth of 5%, continuing to play the role of the world's largest engine of economic growth. In the face of difficulties and challenges, this year's government work report continues to set the annual economic growth target at around 5%. China's confidence in economic growth comes from its huge market and domestic demand, from China's strong industry and innovation momentum, and from China's institutional advantages and reform and opening up. People often say "the next China is still China". The first half of the Chinese miracle was unprecedented high-speed growth, and the second half will be more exciting high-quality development.
China will continue to expand high-level opening-up and share the broad opportunities of Chinese-style modernization with other countries. China's development is not about "one flower blooming alone", but about "letting a hundred flowers bloom". China will build more convenient channels for exchanges, create a more optimized business environment, steadily expand institutional opening-up, orderly expand independent opening-up, and continue unilateral opening-up to the least developed countries. In recent times, China's scientific and technological innovation has made major breakthroughs, and we are willing to share the results of innovation with more countries.
China and Saudi Arabia are sincere partners who work together to build a better future. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Saudi Arabia, bilateral relations have developed steadily. The two countries have compatible development strategies, similar development concepts, and complementary development advantages, and are natural partners. At present, China is Saudi Arabia's largest trading partner, and Saudi Arabia is China's largest trading partner in the West Asia and North Africa region. Under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed, the Saudi people are striving to achieve the "Vision 2030", and the economic and social diversification reforms have achieved positive results. We look forward to working with Saudi Arabia to strengthen the connection between the "Belt and Road" initiative and Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030", promote practical cooperation in various fields, deepen the integration of the interests of the two countries and the people-to-people exchanges, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international organizations such as the United Nations and multilateral platforms, and jointly inject positive forces into maintaining world peace, stability, fairness and justice, and promoting global common development.