The spirit of building a harmonious world is key to the
development of China-Russia political relations, Mihail Titarenko,
Director of Institute of Far East said Thursday.
The realization of a harmonious world requires all sides to
settle difficult issues through political means, and to understand
and to consider the interests of each side, Titarenko said.
China and Russia share similar or a very close stance on all the
important issues concerning the world's current development, which
plays an important role as a stabilizer in international politics,
international stability, peace and the settlement of complicated
conflict situations via political means, he said.
China has been pursuing friendly relations with neighboring
countries under the political policy of peaceful and harmonious
coexistence, guided by which, China has completely settled
historical territorial issues with Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
and Tajikistan, resulting in harmonious situations in this region,
Titarenko told Xinhua.
Regarding relations between China and the West, Titarenko said
China pursues policies of cooperation, coordination, partnership,
both harmonious and competitive. China has maintained normal
relations with the United States and launched various cooperation
initiatives in economy and trade with the country.
China has also actively developed its relations with countries
of the European Union as well as Japan, he added.
China advocates the political settlement of various conflicts
and has maintained the peaceful settlement of international
disputes and hot issues, including issues of the Korean Peninsula,
Iran, and United Nations reforms, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 9, 2007)
