Paris Peace Forum "Interpreting China's Global Role and Influence" seminar was held

The 9th Paris Peace Forum was held in Paris from the 10th to the 11th. The forum held a special seminar on "Interpreting China's Global Role and Influence" on the 11th.

Kong Quan, executive director of the Sixth China Economic and Social Council, former deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and former ambassador to France, attended the seminar as a guest and delivered a speech. He said that four key words can help people better understand China's foreign policy: First, "responsibility". China, like governments of other countries, has the primary responsibility to promote its own economic and social development; at the same time, China's development also benefits the world. The second is "mutual respect." Countries have different national conditions and development paths. China emphasizes mutually beneficial cooperation based on "harmony without difference" while firmly safeguarding national interests. The third is "multilateralism." China opposes confrontation between camps, advocates multilateralism, safeguards the international system with the United Nations as its core, and supports increasing the representation and voice of countries in the global South in international affairs. The fourth is "cooperation based on respect for sovereignty." "Sovereignty" and "cooperation" go hand in hand. China respects the sovereignty of all countries and values ​​their legitimate security concerns. Changes in the world have given rise to new risk challenges, and countries should be good at distinguishing between "real risks" and politicized "security anxiety."

Kong Quan said that China is a partner that is trustworthy, strategically stable, and true to its word, and always provides opportunities for the development and international cooperation of all countries. China is willing to work with all parties to promote the implementation of global governance initiatives and promote the construction of a more fair and reasonable global governance system.

At the seminar, Sacala, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Angola, said that China’s interaction with countries in the Global South provides important opportunities for strengthening “South-South cooperation.” The partnership between Angola and China provides an important example of how “South-South cooperation” can be translated into concrete economic and development initiatives.

Giannis, head of the Policy Planning and Strategic Foresight Department of the European External Action Service, believes that both Europe and China shoulder the responsibility of responding to major global challenges. Europe and China can jointly address these challenges through cooperation and dialogue that can bring about practical results.

Favero, director of the Special Office of Diplomatic Planning of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the rise of China has provided impetus for the development of multi-polarity in international relations; China has always been a responsible partner in maintaining the international system with the United Nations as its core. He believes that today's world not only still faces challenges in peace, security and development, but also has some new challenges such as climate change, artificial intelligence and digital governance. These challenges require cooperation among countries to address them. (over)