China News Agency, United Nations, August 9th. The United Nations Security Council held a public meeting on maritime security issues on the 9th. Ambassador Dai Bing, Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations, explained China’s position at the meeting.
Dai Bing said that maintaining maritime security is of great significance to promoting world peace, stability, development and prosperity.
At present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still raging around the world, regional conflicts are increasing unabated, and criminal activities such as piracy attacks, armed robberies at sea, maritime drug and weapon smuggling, and maritime human trafficking are rampant, further aggravating the instability in the relevant regions.
Dai Bing said that China attaches great importance to maritime security, has always advocated a common maritime security concept of mutual benefit, cooperation and win-win, and is committed to creating a maritime security pattern featuring equality, mutual trust, fairness, justice, and joint construction and sharing.
He expounded four points on this.
First, maritime security cooperation should uphold the concept of a maritime community with a shared future.
The peace and tranquility of the ocean is related to the common security of all countries and requires the joint maintenance of all countries.
At present, a few countries are pursuing exclusive regional strategies in the Asia-Pacific region in an attempt to create and intensify maritime conflicts, undermine the sovereignty and security interests of relevant countries, and undermine regional peace and stability.
This runs counter to the desire of most countries in the region to seek peace, seek cooperation, and promote development.
China calls on all countries to strengthen dialogue and exchanges on maritime issues, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and work together to respond to various maritime security threats and challenges on the basis of mutual respect, equal treatment and enhanced mutual trust.
Second, maritime security cooperation should abide by international law.
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the United Nations Convention on Drug Control, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Endangering the Safety of Maritime Navigation, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and other international conventions that are widely accepted by the international community, collectively constitute an international convention against seas. International law foundation for transnational crime and strengthening maritime security cooperation.
All countries should interpret and apply relevant international conventions in a complete, accurate and good faith, jointly maintain the authority and effectiveness of relevant international conventions, and jointly safeguard the international maritime order based on international law.
Third, maritime security cooperation should serve the economic and social development of coastal countries.
The international community should help coastal countries to actively develop the maritime economy, fully implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, tap growth momentum, and take the road of mutual benefit and win-win results.
China actively promotes the construction of the "Belt and Road", is committed to jointly building a smooth, safe and efficient maritime channel, and jointly promotes the establishment of a maritime cooperation platform to promote common development.
It needs to be pointed out that the marine environment is essential to the sustainable development of the marine economy.
Japan's unilateral decision to dispose of the water polluted by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident by means of marine discharge is irresponsible.
China strongly urges Japan to earnestly fulfill its international obligations, revoke wrong decisions, and prudently handle the Fukushima nuclear water pollution problem, so as to avoid harm to the health of the people of coastal countries and the global marine ecology.
Fourth, maritime security cooperation should continue to focus on combating piracy.
At present, piracy activities are on the rise, especially in West Africa and the waters off Somalia.
We must attach great importance to the potential threats of piracy to the world economy and regional stability.
China supports the international community in continuing to carry out escort operations in the coastal waters of Somalia in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
China will continue to conduct joint maritime exercises with Southeast Asian countries aimed at maintaining maritime security and jointly responding to the threat of piracy.
China will also continue to support the African Union, the West African Economic Community, the Central African Economic Community, and the Gulf of Guinea Commission to fully implement the comprehensive anti-piracy strategy.
China is willing to continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation in combating piracy and maritime law enforcement with other countries, and make efforts to achieve peace and tranquility in the oceans.
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