Qin Gang: China is not the cause of various problems in the world but the solution
On November 18, 2021, Qin Gang, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, had a video exchange and delivered a speech with the Board of Directors of the Brookings Institution.
Qin Gang said in his speech: China is not the cause of various problems in the world, but the solution.
Qin Gang said in his speech that in recent years, the international community has paid more and more attention to the impact of China's development on the international order.
The United States has repeatedly stated that the purpose of its China policy is to maintain a "rules-based international order" and to ensure "traffic rules."
But what rules does this refer to?
Who made it?
Who is the traffic police?
The US has never made it clear.
Qin Gang said that 50 years ago, the legal seat of New China in the United Nations was restored.
Over the past half century, China has been abiding by rules, adhering to faith, focusing on actions, and responsibilities, and has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, a defender of international order, and a provider of public goods.
Facts have proved that the 50 years since China joined the United Nations is the 50 years that China hopes to be recognized and accepted by the international community, integrates into the international system, and is willing to make contributions to this end.
Qin Gang mentioned that China-US relations have encountered unprecedented serious difficulties.
Some people think that China and the United States are two incompatible "operating systems" in the current international system.
In this regard, UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed the general concern of the international community: China and the United States must avoid confrontation, and the world cannot be divided anymore.
Qin Gang urged that we must resist this prospect together, and must show foresight, determination and action to blaze a bright path for China, the United States and the world.
Do not forget the original intention, keep in mind the responsibility, adhere to the principles, and focus on cooperation.
Qin Gang especially emphasized that the one-China principle is not only the political basis of Sino-US relations, but also the universally recognized norms of international relations and the universal consensus of the international community. It is an important part of the current international system and order.
Any attempt to distort UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and challenge the one-China principle in the international arena is to change the status quo of the Taiwan issue and to undermine international rules and international order. It is futile.
(CCTV reporter Yin Yue)