Chinese troops march for world peace
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and the 30th anniversary of the Chinese military’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
Over the past 30 years, the Chinese military has conscientiously implemented the purposes and principles of the "United Nations Charter" and made positive contributions to safeguarding world peace and promoting common development. It has demonstrated its image as a teacher of peace, justice, and civilization.
The white paper "The Chinese Army's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" thoroughly implements Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, adheres to the guidance of serving and building a community with a shared future for mankind, and vigorously declares the basic concepts of the Chinese military in maintaining world peace, and comprehensively summarizes the Chinese military Participating in the United Nations peacekeeping operations for 30 years, especially the historic achievements in the new era, to voice China's voice to the world, put forward China's propositions, and show China's contributions, showing that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and an international order The defender of China, the Chinese military has always been a staunch force for maintaining world peace.
1. Profoundly explain the original intention and mission of the Chinese military to participate in UN peacekeeping operations
To explain the original intention and mission of the Chinese army to participate in UN peacekeeping operations is to fundamentally answer the question of "for" and "from what" the Chinese army participates in UN peacekeeping operations, and to reflect the height of the value pursuit and practice of the Chinese army in UN peacekeeping operations Unite.
The white paper "The Chinese Army's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" is my country’s first government proclamation with the theme of peacekeeping operations. The original intention and mission of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This announcement explains the profound connotation of the Chinese army's original intention and mission for participating in UN peacekeeping operations, and answers the question of "for what" the Chinese army participates in UN peacekeeping operations.
Fulfilling the responsibility of a major power is an inevitable requirement for the Chinese military as the peace envoy of the Chinese people and fulfilling China's responsibilities and obligations as a responsible major power.
Maintaining world peace is the common responsibility of the international community, and it is also the due meaning of the Chinese military's participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
Serving to build a community with a shared future for mankind is the lofty mission of the Chinese military to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. It is of great practical significance for achieving universal security and common prosperity for mankind.
The white paper "The Chinese Army's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" not only reveals the profound connotation of the Chinese military’s original intention and mission to participate in UN peacekeeping operations, but also focuses on the peaceful genes of the Chinese nation, the feelings of the Chinese people in the world, the fundamental purpose of the People’s Army, and China’s Responsibilities of major powers and other four aspects have answered the question of the origin and mission of the Chinese military in participating in UN peacekeeping operations.
The gene of peace of the Chinese nation is rooted in the long-standing "peace" culture of the Chinese nation and is the cultural source of the Chinese military's participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
The Chinese people’s national sentiment is rooted in the Chinese people’s dream of "One World, One World" that has been cherished since ancient times. It is the spiritual pursuit of the Chinese military to participate in UN peacekeeping operations.
The fundamental purpose of the People’s Army derives from the essential characteristics of the People’s Army and the people that breathe, share destiny, and heart-to-heart. The Chinese Army’s efforts to seek peace and happiness for the local people in United Nations peacekeeping operations are the principles of the People’s Army. Vivid embodiment of purpose.
China's role as a major power comes from its role as a founding member of the United Nations, a permanent member of the Security Council, and a major developing country. The fulfillment of the role of a major power is part of the mission of the Chinese military to participate in UN peacekeeping operations.
2. Systematic declaration of the Chinese military's policy position on participating in UN peacekeeping operations
The white paper "Chinese Army's Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" inherits China’s consistent policy stance of firmly supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations, adapting to the requirements of the new era, and for the first time systematically declared the Chinese military’s "six adherence to" peacekeeping policy stance: adhere to the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter. Principles, adhere to the basic principles of UN peacekeeping operations, adhere to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, adhere to the new security concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable, adhere to the peaceful settlement of disputes, and adhere to the establishment of a firm peacekeeping partnership.
The Charter of the United Nations is an important part of modern international law. The purposes and principles established by it are the basic norms for handling international relations and are essential to maintaining international peace and security.
It is the common responsibility of all member states to abide by the "UN Charter" and safeguard the authority and status of the United Nations.
Consent, neutrality, non-self-defense, or non-use of force by the countries concerned are the basic principles that have been established in the long-term practice of UN peacekeeping operations, and they are the fundamental guarantee for the right direction and success of UN peacekeeping operations.
Adhering to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits is the only way to promote world peace and development and achieve common prosperity in the world.
The destiny of the world should be controlled by all countries, international rules should be written by all countries, global affairs should be governed by all countries, and development results should be shared by all countries.
Security governance is an important part of global governance.
Security should be universal, security should be equal, and security should be inclusive.
The new security concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable is Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions that contribute to the realization of lasting peace and universal security in the world.
China has always pursued an independent foreign policy of peace, and has always advocated peacefully handling relations with other countries and issues left over from history.
Persistence in resolving differences and disputes through peaceful means such as political consultation, dialogue and negotiation, and mediation is an inevitable requirement of China's independent and peaceful foreign policy.
Peace is the common cause of mankind, and maintaining world peace is the common responsibility of the international community.
Through the reform of peacekeeping operations, mobilizing the enthusiasm of the countries involved, troop-contributing countries, and funding countries, giving full play to the role of regional and sub-regional organizations, and promoting the establishment of closer partnerships in the field of peacekeeping operations are important guarantees for the success of UN peacekeeping operations.
3. Fully demonstrate the achievements and contributions of the Chinese military in participating in UN peacekeeping operations
The white paper "The Chinese Army's Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" comprehensively reviews the development history of the Chinese military's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations. For the first time, it systematically introduces China from the six aspects of monitoring ceasefire, stabilizing the situation, protecting civilians, security guards, supporting guarantees, and spreading hope. The diversified missions performed by peacekeeping officers and soldiers fully demonstrate the outstanding contribution of the Chinese military to UN peacekeeping operations and the maintenance of world peace and security.
Monitoring the ceasefire is the initial function and basic task of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, and it is essential to maintaining the ceasefire agreement, reducing conflicts, and maintaining regional peace.
A large number of Chinese peacekeeping military professionals supervised the implementation of the ceasefire agreement by the parties to the conflict through patrols, observations, and reports on the front lines of the conflict, making important contributions to local peace.
Stabilizing the situation is a prerequisite for advancing the peace process. The security situation in some peacekeeping mission areas is severe and various conflicts continue. Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers have stabilized the security situation through armed patrols, isolation of conflicts, and cessation of violence and violent riots, so as to gain opportunities for peace and for life Win time.
Protecting civilians, especially protecting the safety of vulnerable groups such as women, children, refugees and displaced persons, is a manifestation of the justice of peacekeeping operations.
Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers not only provide direct security for local civilians through vigilance and escort operations, but also provide a reliable and safe environment for local civilians through conflict prevention, reduction and resolution.
Security guards are an important task to ensure the safety of personnel and facilities in United Nations missions.
The security environment of UN peacekeeping operations has become increasingly complex, and the number of casualties among UN peacekeepers has continued to rise.
The Chinese military has dispatched peacekeeping security forces to protect the personnel and facilities of the mission and provide strong security guarantees for UN peacekeeping operations.
Support and support forces such as engineering, transportation, medical care, and helicopters are important supports for peacekeeping operations, and are currently the main body of peacekeeping forces dispatched by the Chinese military.
Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers have provided a strong guarantee for peacekeeping missions to effectively perform their mandates with their excellent quality and superb skills.
While completing the various tasks of peacekeeping operations, Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers have given full play to the People’s Army’s fine tradition of loving and helping the people, and by actively assisting in humanitarian relief, extensively participating in post-war reconstruction, and passing on warm love and other activities to create development conditions for conflicting countries and regions , To provide more public service products for the local area.
Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers are the guardians of peace in the war, active participants in post-war reconstruction, and the disseminators of the concept of peaceful development.
The Chinese military has made important contributions to the UN peacekeeping undertakings with practical actions.
4. Clearly put forward the vision and initiative of the Chinese military to participate in UN peacekeeping operations
History has proved that the international system with the United Nations at its core has contained and eased many crises and conflicts, effectively prevented the world from falling into a war again, and won over 70 years of overall peace for mankind.
The purposes and principles established by the "United Nations Charter" have become the basic norms of international relations recognized by all countries.
United Nations peacekeeping operations have become an effective means for the international community to use collective security mechanisms to maintain world peace.
However, the UN peacekeeping operations also face some problems and challenges, which require the international community to work together to deal with them.
The white paper "Chinese Army's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" puts forward "six initiatives."
Uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and work together to safeguard world peace.
China will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country, increase its support for UN peacekeeping operations, and work with other countries to promote the reform of UN peacekeeping operations in a healthy and reasonable direction.
The Chinese military will continue to increase participation in UN peacekeeping operations, comprehensively enhance peacekeeping capabilities, faithfully perform missions and tasks, and make greater contributions to safeguarding world peace.
Promote the improvement of the peacekeeping operation system, address both the symptoms and the root causes of conflicts.
China supports the United Nations in building a more complete peacekeeping operation system, fully respects the right of the government of the country concerned to independently choose the social system and development path according to its national conditions, and respects the right to survival and development of the people of the country concerned.
In peacekeeping operations, the Chinese military will, as always, create a safe and stable environment for conflicting countries and regions, actively provide more public service products, and strive to enable local people to enjoy the dividends of peaceful development.
Persist in consultation and joint construction of complementary advantages and build a new type of peacekeeping partnership.
China supports the United Nations to actively build peacekeeping partnerships, strengthen the coordination of peacekeeping operations between the Security Council, the Secretariat and the troop-contributing countries and countries involved, and strengthen the division of labor and cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in peacekeeping.
The Chinese military will actively respond to the tripartite cooperation mechanism initiated by the United Nations, and provide support to other troop-contributing countries and regional or sub-regional organizations in terms of technology, equipment, personnel, and funds to support peacekeeping operations within its capacity.
Support the improvement of the Security Council’s peacekeeping mandate and comprehensively enhance the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations.
China supports the establishment of a performance accountability mechanism by the United Nations to save resources, strengthen the use of high and new technology, improve the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, and ensure that peacekeeping operations play their due role.
China supports the United Nations in adopting various measures to help developing countries strengthen peacekeeping and stability maintenance capacity building, improve the quality of personnel and equipment, and enhance the ability of peacekeeping forces to perform their duties.
The Chinese military will continue to train more outstanding professionals for all countries.
Give full play to the role of the ability standby mechanism to improve the level of rapid response.
China supports the United Nations in promoting the establishment of a standby mechanism for peacekeeping capabilities, and prioritizes the selection and deployment of standby forces that meet United Nations standards.
The Chinese military will continue to strengthen the construction of a peacekeeping standby force with a scale of 8,000 in accordance with the requirements of relevant mechanism construction, and maintain a high-level standby state. It can dispatch various types of troops such as surface warships and rapid countermeasures to participate in peacekeeping operations as needed.
Actively respond to multiple risks and threats, and effectively ensure the safety of peacekeepers.
China advocates that peacekeeping operations should systematically respond to the increasing traditional and non-traditional security threats, and support the United Nations to implement comprehensive policies, strengthen information collection and sharing, improve early warning and threat perception capabilities, improve security equipment and facilities, improve medical care, and strengthen infectious diseases Prevention and response to ensure the safety and health of peacekeepers in all aspects.
Mankind faces many common challenges, and the cause of peace has a long way to go.
The Chinese government issued the white paper "The Chinese Army’s Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years" to solemnly declare to the world that China’s determination to maintain world peace will not change, China’s determination to promote common development, and China’s determination to forge partnerships. China's determination to support multilateralism will not change.
China is willing to work with all peace-loving countries to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and work together to build a better world, so that the light of peace will shine in every corner of the world.