The Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference Held in Beijing Xi Jinping delivered an important speech

Original title: The Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference was held in Beijing

Xi Jinping delivered an important speech, which was presided over by Li Qiang

Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qiding, Xue Xiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng attended the meeting

Beijing, 12 Dec (Xinhua) -- The Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference was held in Beijing from 28 to 12 December. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice President Han Zheng attended the meeting.

In his important speech, Xi Jinping systematically summed up the historical achievements and valuable experience of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, profoundly expounded the international environment and historical mission facing foreign affairs in the new journey, and made comprehensive arrangements for foreign affairs in the current and future periods. When presiding over the meeting, Li Qiang stressed that it is necessary to do a good job in foreign affairs on the new journey under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and put forward requirements for studying Xi, comprehending, and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech.

The meeting held that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in the great journey of promoting the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, historic achievements and changes have taken place in foreign work. First, it has created and developed Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, opened up a new realm of China's diplomatic theory and practice, and provided a fundamental basis for promoting major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Second, it demonstrates the distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style of China's diplomacy, and establishes the image of a major country that is self-confident, self-reliant, world-minded, open and inclusive. The third is to advocate the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, pointing out the right direction for the common development, long-term peace and stability of human society, and mutual learning among civilizations. Fourth, we should adhere to the strategic guidance of the heads of state's diplomacy and play an increasingly important and constructive role in international affairs. Fifth, it is necessary to comprehensively manage relations with all parties and promote the building of a pattern of major-country relations characterized by peaceful coexistence, overall stability and balanced development. Sixth, we have expanded our all-round strategic layout and formed a global partnership network with a wide range and high quality. Seventh, we have promoted high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and built the world's broadest and largest platform for international cooperation. Eighth, it is necessary to coordinate development and security, and effectively safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests with firm will and tenacious struggle. Ninth, we should actively participate in global governance and lead the direction of reform of the international system and order. Tenth, we have strengthened the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee and consolidated the pattern of great coordination in external work.

The meeting stressed that in the decade of the new era, we have experienced many storms and waves in our foreign work, overcome various difficulties and challenges, created a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and significantly enhanced the strategic autonomy and initiative of China's diplomacy. China has become a responsible major country with more international influence, innovation leadership and moral appeal.

The meeting pointed out that in the practice of diplomatic work in the new era, we have accumulated a series of valuable experiences. We must uphold principles, take a clear-cut stand and stand firm on major issues that have a bearing on the future and destiny of mankind and the direction of world development, firmly occupy the commanding heights of international morality, and unite to win the majority of the world. We must demonstrate our responsibility as a major country, uphold the spirit of independence, lead peaceful development, and promote world stability and prosperity. It is necessary to establish a systematic concept, grasp the general trend with a correct view of history and the overall situation, make overall plans, and grasp the initiative. We must adhere to integrity and innovation, adhere to the fine tradition and fundamental direction of China's diplomacy, and at the same time forge ahead in a pioneering spirit and promote innovation in theory and practice. We must carry forward the spirit of struggle, resolutely oppose all power politics and bullying behaviors, and vigorously defend national interests and national dignity. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the system, and under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, all localities and departments should coordinate and cooperate to form a strong joint force.

The meeting pointed out that the great changes in the world are accelerating, the changes in the world, the times and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way, and the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, but the general direction of human development and progress will not change, the general logic of the tortuous progress of world history will not change, and the general trend of the international community sharing a common destiny will not change.

The meeting held that looking forward to the future, China's development is facing new strategic opportunities. On the new journey, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics will enter a new stage in which we can make more achievements. It is necessary to focus on the central tasks of the Party and the country, seek progress while maintaining stability, uphold integrity and innovation, firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, open up a new realm of China's diplomatic theory and practice, shape a new pattern of China's relations with the world, raise China's international influence, charisma and shaping power to a new height, and create a more favorable international environment and provide more solid strategic support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.

The meeting pointed out that building a community with a shared future for mankind is the core concept of Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, and the Chinese plan given by us to continuously deepen our understanding of the law of human social development and what kind of world to build and how to build this world, embodies the world outlook, order outlook and values of the Chinese communists, conforms to the universal aspirations of the people of all countries, points out the direction of world civilization and progress, and is the lofty goal pursued by major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Since the beginning of the new era, the building of a community with a shared future for mankind has expanded from a Chinese initiative to an international consensus, from a beautiful vision to a rich practice, and from a concept to a scientific system, becoming a glorious banner leading the progress of the times. In a nutshell, building a community with a shared future for mankind is aimed at building an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world featuring lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity, promoting global governance based on extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, practicing the common values of all mankind as the universal observance, promoting the building of a new type of international relations as the basic support, implementing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative as the strategic guidance, and taking the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative as the practical platform to promote all countries to work together to address challenges. Achieve common prosperity and push the world towards a bright future of peace, security, prosperity and progress.

The meeting pointed out that in view of a series of major issues and major challenges facing the world today, we advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive economic globalization. A multipolar world in an equal and orderly manner means upholding the equality of all countries, big or small, opposing hegemonism and power politics, and earnestly promoting the democratization of international relations. To ensure the overall stability and constructiveness of the multipolarization process, it is necessary to jointly abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, uphold the universally agreed basic norms governing international relations, and practice true multilateralism. Inclusive economic globalization is to comply with the universal needs of all countries, especially developing countries, and solve the problem of development imbalances between and within countries caused by the global allocation of resources. It is necessary to resolutely oppose anti-globalization and pan-security, oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, resolutely promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, solve the structural problems that hinder the healthy development of the world economy, and promote economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, inclusive and balanced direction.

The meeting required that at present and for a period in the future, foreign work should be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, benchmark the goals and tasks of Chinese-style modernization, adhere to the principles of self-confidence, openness and inclusiveness, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation, focus on the main line of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, strengthen strategic deployment with the times, deepen and improve the diplomatic layout, highlight problem-oriented, use systematic thinking, and clarify diplomatic strategic tasks in a more three-dimensional and comprehensive manner. With a more proactive historical responsibility and a more dynamic creative spirit, we will create a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

The meeting pointed out that diplomatic integrity and innovation are the inevitable requirements for creating a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics on the new journey, and are the inevitable requirements for better supporting Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to strengthen ideological and theoretical arming, deepen the reform of systems and mechanisms, promote the building of the diplomatic contingent, and constantly enhance the scientificity, foresight, initiative, and creativity of foreign work.

The meeting stressed the need to unswervingly uphold the power of foreign affairs in the Party Central Committee, consciously adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and further strengthen the institutional mechanism of the Party's leadership over foreign affairs. All localities and departments should bear in mind the overall situation, coordinate and cooperate, and implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee for external work to the letter.

Wang Yi made a concluding speech. Responsible comrades of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Commerce, the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, Yunnan Province, and representatives of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations made exchange speeches.

Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, relevant leading comrades of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, state councilors, president of the Supreme People's Court, chief procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and relevant leading comrades of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference attended the meeting.

Present at the meeting were members of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, principal responsible comrades of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities specifically designated in the state plan, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, relevant departments of the Central Military Commission, and some central financial institutions, ambassadors, ambassadors-general, and representatives of international organizations.