"We should resolutely safeguard the authority and status of the United Nations and jointly practice true multilateralism." Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the legitimate seat of the United Nations in the People's Republic of China on the 25th, once again expounding China's principled position on the key issue of "what kind of international order does the world need", emphasizing that China adheres to the road of multilateralism and always be a defender of international order. In the context of the current era, President Xi's above remarks have strong practical significance.
Affected by the century-long changes and the epidemic of the century, world peace and development are facing many challenges. Under the banner of so-called "rules" and "multilateralism," some Western powers wantonly undermine the international order, provoke confrontation and division, and "use international rules if they are in line with them, and abandon them if they do not agree," trying to impose their will and standards on others, thus seriously impacting the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
As a founding member of the United Nations, a very important experience of China's cooperation with the United Nations in the past 50 years is to always adhere to the ideals of the United Nations and unswervingly follow the path of multilateralism. In recent years, President Xi Jinping has repeatedly expressed his insights on why the world needs multilateralism and what kind of multilateralism it needs, clearly pointing out that there is only one system, one order and one set of rules in the world, emphasizing that "the essence of multilateralism is that international affairs are jointly discussed and handled, and the future and destiny of the world are jointly controlled by all countries." These clear answers from China have injected a stabilizing force into the international relations system that is undergoing profound changes and adjustments.
In this speech, President Xi Jinping once again stressed that all countries in the world should uphold a respectful attitude, love and protect the big family of the United Nations, and must not use it in accordance with it, and abandon it if it is not in line, pointing out that "international rules can only be jointly formulated by the 193 member states of the United Nations, and cannot be decided by individual countries and groups of countries." International rules should be observed by the 193 States Members of the United Nations, and there are no and should be exceptions. These clear assertions have further enriched the connotation of "true multilateralism" and injected China's strength into safeguarding the authority and status of the United Nations. Evandelo Carvalho, a law professor at the Vargas Foundation in Brazil, commented that China has always been an advocate and promoter of an international system based on multilateralism and international law, with the United Nations at its core.
At present, whether it is fighting the epidemic, responding to climate change, boosting the world economy and solving the problem of global development imbalances, China has always been committed to playing a role through the multilateral framework led by the United Nations. Taking the response to gas change as an example, China has solemnly committed to the "carbon peak" and "carbon neutral" timetables to set an example for the international community. UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out that China is a reliable partner of the UN and a mainstay of international cooperation.
China is playing an increasingly important role in the international arena, but it has aroused the suspicion of some Western countries. Out of a zero-sum Cold War mentality, they attack China for seeking to establish so-called "new rules" and "new systems." This is completely baseless. Whether it is launching the "Belt and Road" initiative, calling for the construction of a "community with a shared future for mankind", or proposing the "Global Development Initiative", China's purpose is not to set up another stove, but to supplement and improve the existing multilateral mechanism, continuously improve the efficiency of global governance by adhering to the concept of consultation, co-construction and sharing, and promote the development of the world political and economic order in a more just, equitable and reasonable direction.
Facts speak louder than words. The concept of building a "community with a shared future for mankind" has been written into the UNITED Nations resolution, and the "Belt and Road" initiative has received positive responses from more than 140 countries and more than 30 international organizations... All this just shows that China's plan conforms to the trend of the times and the demands of the vast majority of countries in the world for peace and development. As the President of the Un Economic and Social Council, Munir Akram, has said, what China advocates is genuine multilateralism, a path that is attractive to most countries in the world.
"To promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, we need a strong United Nations, and we need to reform and build a global governance system." President Xi's important conclusions have pointed out the direction for enriching the practice of multilateralism in the new situation. As a staunch defender of the international order, China will continue to promote the United Nations to play a more active role in promoting peace and development of mankind and use "genuine multilateralism" to form the greatest common denominator for building a better world. (International Sharp Review Commentator Ren Lijun)
Source: China Radio and Television Corporation International Online