President Hu
Jintao, speaking at the UN's 60th anniversary summit on
Thursday, reiterated that China will unswervingly keep to a path of
peaceful development.
"Always integrating our development with the common progress of
humankind, we take full advantage of the opportunities brought by
world peace and development to pursue our own development while
going for better promotion of world peace and common development
through our successful development," he said.
China will continue to hold high the banner of peace,
development and cooperation, and firmly pursue the independent
foreign policy of peace, said Hu, and will continue to dedicate
itself to developing friendly relations and cooperation with all
countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful
Coexistence.
"China will, as always, abide by the purposes and principles of
the UN Charter, actively participate in international affairs and
fulfill its international obligations, and work with other
countries to build a new international political and economic order
that is fair and rational," Hu said.
He said the Chinese nation loves peace, and China's development
will not hurt or threaten anyone, but serve peace, stability and
common prosperity in the world.
Also at the meeting, Hu put forward a four-point proposal for
building a harmonious world with lasting peace and common
prosperity, saying that:
-- A new concept of security featuring mutual trust, mutual
benefit, equality and cooperation must be cultivated;
-- The UN should take concrete measures to implement its
Millennium Development Goals, particularly in the area of
accelerating the development of developing countries;
-- Every country has the right to independently choose its own
social system and path of development; and
-- Rational and necessary reforms should be carried out to
maintain the authority of the UN and improve its efficacy and
capacity to take on new threats and new challenges.
(Xinhua News Agency September 16, 2005)