FM details China's diplomatic scope
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As China enters a decisive five-year developmental phase, diplomacy has become more meaningful in achieving the strategic blueprint.
China's recent flurry of diplomatic activity has surprised some international observers and been widely welcomed around the world, serving domestic interests while expanding global participation.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of China's 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2016. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
On the sidelines of the annual legislative session, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press on Tuesday and talked about matters ranging from the South China Sea to the Korean Peninsula.
New horizons
China has been actively breaking new diplomatic ground under the leadership of President Xi Jinping with new thoughts, policies and measures, Wang said.
"We are on the path to major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, helping realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation and build a community of common destiny for all mankind," Wang said.
President Xi delivered a New Year message asserting China's new role on the global stage.
"The world is so big and faces so many problems," Wang said at the press conference, quoting Xi. "The international community wishes to hear China's voice and China's solutions; China cannot be absent."
The Chinese currency, renminbi, has been included into the International Monetary Fund basket of reserve currencies and China became in January a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, both of which indicate China's rising presence in global financial activities.
"We are not trying to build a rival system," Wang said, "on the contrary, we are trying to play a bigger role in the existing international order."
Neighborhood watch
Regional issues on such as the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula require careful handling.
China will continue to advocate denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and has both the responsibility and capability to implement the United Nations Security Council resolution, Wang said.
Wang said of the South China Sea, "Freedom of navigation does not mean doing whatever you want."
"The South China Sea remains among the world's safest and most open seaways," he said.
China is acting in line with international law by refusing to accept an arbitration claim filed over the South China Sea by the Philippines, whose "obstinacy" is clearly the result of behind-the-scenes political manipulation.
On the Belt and Road, Wang declared that the initiative should not be seen as Chinese expansionism, but rather as an exercise in opening up. The initiative has already brought forth the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and improved industrial cooperation between China and nearly 20 countries.
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