(A closer look at China) The United Nations has come to a "crossroads" and Xi Jinping clarifies China's choices and strategies for "change"

　　China News Service, Beijing, September 22 (Huang Yuqin) "Faced with the new situation and new challenges, we must seriously think: What kind of United Nations does the world need? How should the United Nations play a role in the post-epidemic era?" Chinese President Xi Jinping 21 Japan said in an important speech at the summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

　　A series of thought-provoking questions all show that the United Nations, which has gone through an extraordinary course of 75 years, has ushered in a critical moment.

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　　International issues experts interviewed by reporters from China News Agency believe that Xi Jinping’s speech at the commemorative summit comprehensively explained China’s choices when the United Nations came to a “crossroads” through reviewing history, making recommendations, and making promises, and that when major changes accelerate change China's policy to "change" at this time, this series of propositions may bring enlightenment to the international community in coping with global challenges.

　　In his speech, Xi Jinping reviewed in detail the 75-year history of the United Nations and pointed out that the 75 years of the United Nations are the 75 years of rapid development of human society, the 75 years of profound changes in the international situation, and the 75 years of rapid development of multilateralism.

　　Expert analysis believes that the world today is facing the "most serious global crisis" since World War II. The United Nations came into being after World War II. How to position the United Nations development process shows the current direction and strategy to respond to changes.

　　“President Xi Jinping’s three 75-year positionings are both a review of history and reality.” Gao Fei, vice president of the China Foreign Affairs University, said that on the one hand, he highly praised the contribution of the United Nations in promoting world peace and development and promoting global multilateral cooperation. This clearly indicates that when global challenges are rising, the core role of the United Nations in international affairs needs to be further brought into play.

　　Zhang Guihong, director of the United Nations and International Organization Research Center of Fudan University, further pointed out that this historical positioning illustrates the changes in the environment in which the United Nations is located.

At the same time, the United Nations itself has experienced many changes, such as the ever-increasing number of member states, the ever-enriching missions, and the continuous participation of non-state actors.

"The changes of the United Nations itself closely correspond to the environment it is in, or provide a reference for thinking about how the United Nations can adapt to changes in the current situation."

　　When the United Nations has reached the "crossroads", "What kind of United Nations does the world need?" "How should the United Nations play a role in the post-epidemic era?" has become a key issue that cannot be avoided.

In this regard, Xi Jinping put forward four Chinese propositions: uphold justice, enforce the rule of law, promote cooperation, and focus on action.

Expert comments pointed out that the core of the four recommendations is to defend and practice multilateralism, and they are closely connected to each other.

　　Gao Fei analyzed that "advocating justice" will provide moral guidance for multilateralism, "enforcement of the rule of law" is the key basis for multilateral cooperation, "promoting cooperation" is the purpose of multilateralism, and "focusing on action" is an urgent requirement for multilateral cooperation.

　　"The four suggestions put forward by China will have a guiding effect on how the United Nations should play a role in the changes." Jia Lieying, director of the United Nations Research Center at Beijing Language and Culture University, pointed out that the international community is paying close attention to what major powers will do in the changes. Stated that China’s proposal shows the choice and adherence to multilateralism, and to some extent represents the common aspirations of countries that support multilateralism.

　　Experts also noticed that Xi Jinping’s recommendations particularly emphasized that “in practice of multilateralism, one must not sit and talk about the truth, but start to act. You cannot just prescribe prescriptions without seeing the effects.”

　　Feng Zhongping, vice president of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, believes that this statement not only emphasizes the need for multilateralism to solve global problems, but also emphasizes that multilateralism should be put on practical actions.

"At the moment when the world is changing and changing rapidly, it has a clear realistic target."

　　The theme of this year's UN General Assembly is "The future we want, the UN we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism." Xi Jinping also reiterated China's commitment in his speech that day.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out that China will always be a practitioner of multilateralism, actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system, firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, firmly uphold the international order based on international law, and firmly uphold the United Nations in international affairs. Core role.

　　Feng Zhongping said that in the face of the counter-currents of unilateralism and protectionism, China's commitment reflects the "unchanged" in its policy to "change."

　　"No matter how the world situation changes, no matter how rampant unilateralism and protectionism are, China's firm choice to practice multilateralism will not be changed by one thing at a time, and will work with other countries to promote world peace and development. This is China through the United Nations. Platform, a solemn commitment made to the international community." Feng Zhongping said.

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