On February 18, 2023 local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Building a Safer World".
Wang Yi said that mankind's three-year struggle against the novel coronavirus has revealed a simple truth, which is what President Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized, that we are all members of the global village and belong to a community with a shared future.
Human society must never go back to the old path of confrontation between camps and divisions, and must not fall into the trap of zero-sum games and war conflicts.
Wang Yi said that building a safer world is the strong desire of the people of all countries, the common responsibility of all countries in the world, and it is the right direction for the development of the times.
In order to make the world safer, we must all insist on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, we must insist on peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and consultation, we must return to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and we must all attach importance to the key role of development.
Wang Yi emphasized that building a safer world is China's unswerving pursuit.
China's adherence to the path of peaceful development is a strategic choice made after profound consideration of history, reality and the future.
China will firmly unite more countries to follow the path of peaceful development.
Every time China's power increases, there will be more hope for world peace; if all countries are committed to peaceful development, the future of mankind will be bright.
Wang Yi also answered questions on the Ukraine issue, China-US relations and the Taiwan issue.
Wang Yi announced that China will release "China's position on the political solution to the Ukrainian crisis," and that China will continue to stand on the side of peace and dialogue.
Wang Yi said that China will also release the "Global Security Initiative Concept Paper" to propose more feasible measures to solve the current security dilemma.