China pursues an independent foreign policy of peace, the
fundamental objectives of which are the maintenance of world peace
and promotion of common development. Its main elements are as
follows:
--Conforming to the trend of history and safeguarding mankind's
common interests. China is willing to work with the international
community in the interests of multi-polarity, peaceful coexistence
and international stability; also to encourage economic
globalization for the common prosperity of all, especially
developing countries.
-- Establishing a new international political and economic order
based on fairness and reason. Politically, all countries should
respect and consult one another, and no country should impose its
will on others. Economically, they should promote one another and
develop together instead of creating a wide gap between the rich
and the poor. Culturally, they should learn from one another, seek
a common prosperity instead of excluding cultures of other nations.
In security, they should trust one another, establish and maintain
a new security approach? of mutual trust, mutual benefit,
equality and cooperation, achieving conflict resolution through
negotiation and cooperation rather than the use or threat of force.
China opposes hegemonism and power politics of all kinds and will
never seek hegemony or expansion.
-- Safeguarding world diversity, advocating democracy in respect of
international relationship and diversified patterns of development.
There are various civilizations in the world; different social
systems and different roads of development should be mutually
respected. All nations should draw on the strong points of others
to offset one's own shortcomings in competition; seek areas of
commonality whilst preserving differences in their development. A
nation's internal affairs should be decided internally, whilst
international issues should be resolved through consultation of all
nations on an equal footing.??
-- Opposing all forms of terrorism. China advocates strengthening
international cooperation, guards against and strikes at terrorism
whilst striving to eliminate its root causes.?
-- Improving and developing relations with developed countries,
prioritizing the interests of all peoples irrespective of social or
ideological differences, expanding common interests and solving
disputes on the five principles of peaceful coexistence.
-- Strengthening good-neighborly relations with surrounding
countries and fostering regional cooperation as their friends and
partners.
-- Strengthening unity and cooperation with developing countries,
building up mutual understanding, trust and support; widening the
areas of cooperation.
-- Actively participating in multilateral diplomatic activities,
playing a vigorous role in the UN and other international and
regional organizations, and supporting efforts to safeguard the
legitimate rights of developing countries.
