Xi Jinping delivers an important speech at the summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations
Emphasize that the United Nations should uphold justice, enforce the rule of law, promote cooperation, and focus on action in the post-epidemic era
Reiterating that China will always be a practitioner of multilateralism,
Actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system,
Promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind
On September 21, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the commemorative summit of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21. President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations on the 21st.
Xi Jinping pointed out that 75 years ago, the people of the world went through bloody battles and won the great victory of the World Anti-Fascist War.
This is a victory for justice and a victory for the people.
In the first half of the last century, the United Nations came into being after two horrific wars that human beings experienced, and it has gone through an extraordinary course of 75 years.
A new chapter in world peace and development has opened.
The 75 years of the United Nations are 75 years of rapid development of human society.
We have experienced profound and extensive scientific and technological development and industrial revolution, and are ushering in a new round of broader and deeper scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. The world’s social productivity has been greatly liberated and developed, and mankind’s ability to overcome difficulties and transform the world is unprecedented. improve.
The 75 years of the United Nations are 75 years of profound changes in the international situation.
The vast number of developing countries have won national liberation and national independence, more than one billion people have been lifted out of poverty, and several billion people have embarked on the journey of modernization, which has greatly enhanced the power of world peace and development and profoundly changed the world pattern.
The 75 years of the United Nations are 75 years of rapid development of multilateralism.
There are so many and big problems in the world, and global challenges are on the rise. They should and can only be solved through dialogue and cooperation.
Everyone discusses international affairs, and helping each other in the same boat has become a broad consensus in the international community.
After the storm is a rainbow.
After being tested again and again, the United Nations is still full of vitality, with the hope of more than 7 billion people for a better life. The UN Charter is still an important guarantee for world peace and development.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. The sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic is a severe test for the world.
Mankind has entered a new era of interconnection. The interests of all countries are closely related and their destinies are closely linked.
Global threats and challenges require a strong global response.
Facing the new situation and challenges, we must seriously think about: What kind of United Nations does the world need?
How should the United Nations play a role in the post-epidemic era?
Xi Jinping put forward four suggestions in this regard.
One is to uphold justice.
Mutual respect and equality of all countries, large and small, are the requirements of the progress of the times and the primary principles of the UN Charter.
No country has the power to take over international affairs, dominate the destiny of other countries, and monopolize the advantages of development, let alone go its own way in the world, engage in hegemony, bullying, and hegemony.
There is no way out for unilateralism. We must insist on extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, so that all countries will jointly maintain universal security, share the fruits of development, and jointly control the destiny of the world.
It is necessary to effectively increase the representation and voice of developing countries in the United Nations so that the United Nations can reflect the interests and wishes of most countries in a more balanced manner.
The second is to strictly enforce the rule of law.
The purposes and principles of the UN Charter are fundamental to the handling of international relations and are also an important cornerstone of the stability of the international order, which must be upheld without wavering.
The relations and interests of various countries can only be coordinated with systems and rules. You cannot listen to whoever has the strongest fist.
Great powers should take the lead as advocates and defenders of the international rule of law, keep their promises, refrain from exceptionism, refrain from double standards, or distort international law, infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of other countries and undermine international peace and stability in the name of the rule of law.
The third is to promote cooperation.
Promoting international cooperation is the original intention of the establishment of the United Nations and an important purpose of the UN Charter.
Relying on the Cold War mentality, drawing lines with ideology, and playing a zero-sum game can neither solve the problems of our country nor deal with the common challenges facing mankind.
What we have to do is to replace conflict with dialogue, coercion with negotiation, zero-sum with win-win, combine our own interests with the common interests of all countries, strive to expand the convergence of common interests of all countries, and build a harmonious and cooperative international family.
The fourth is to focus on action.
Practicing multilateralism, one must not sit back and talk about the truth, but start to act, not just prescribe prescriptions without seeing the effect.
The United Nations must take problem-solving as the starting point and be guided by visible results, and promote security, development, and human rights in a balanced manner. In particular, it must take the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as an opportunity to address non-traditional security challenges such as public health as the United Nations Prioritize work, place development issues in a prominent position in the global macro framework, and place more emphasis on promoting and protecting the right to survival and development.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China is the first country to sign the UN Charter, a founding member of the UN, and the only developing country among the permanent members of the Security Council.
We will always be practitioners of multilateralism, actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system, firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core, firmly maintain the international order based on international law, and firmly maintain the core role of the United Nations in international affairs. .
Xi Jinping finally emphasized that the world is standing at a new historical starting point.
Let us renew our firm commitment to multilateralism, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and achieve greater unity and progress under the banner of the United Nations!