As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,
China promotes multilateralism in safeguarding the authority of the
UN, advocates a just and rational world political order, and
devotes itself to promoting democratized and law-based
international relations. China acts as a responsible power in
international affairs and actively takes part in UN peacekeeping
missions. In 2004, the first Chinese contingent of civil police
headed for Haiti to participate in the UN peacekeeping
mission.
In January, President Hu Jintao held friendly talks with UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Paris, France. In April, the Senior
Officials' Meeting and Ministerial Meeting of the 60th Session of
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
were held in Shanghai. In August, Premier Wen Jiabao and State
Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met with Jean Ping, President of the 59th UN
General Assembly. In October 2004, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
visited China and attended celebrations marking the 25th
anniversary of cooperation between China and UN agencies in China.
China worked with the UN in many aspects of the Indian Ocean
tsunami relief efforts and was an active participant in the UN
Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami-affected
Communities.