"The trip to the avenue is also the world’s public." Our cause is a win-win cooperation with all countries in the world. Faced with the profound changes in the international situation and the objective requirements of all countries in the same boat, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the general secretary creatively put forward the grand idea of building a "new type of international relations", which enriched and developed China’s diplomatic thinking and profoundly influenced the development of international relations. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "new international relations" has appeared more than 50 times in the public speeches and articles of the Supreme Leader General Secretary. At the joint opening ceremony of the eighth round of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the seventh round of China-US high-level consultations on people-to-people exchanges, the Supreme Leader once again stressed: "China firmly adheres to the path of peaceful development, advocates all countries to take the path of peaceful development together, and promotes the construction of a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core, so as to build a community of human destiny. We are willing to strengthen cooperation with all countries in the world, jointly safeguard the international order and international system with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter as the core, promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction, and make the planet we live in a better place. " Please learn with "Learn China".
Pictured: On June 6, 2016, president’s top leaders attended the joint opening ceremony of the 8th China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the 7th China-US High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchanges held at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, and delivered an important speech entitled "Make unremitting efforts to build a new-type relationship between China and the United States".
First, China’s plan that conforms to the trend of the times
"Although wise, it is better to take advantage of the situation." The trend of the times is rolling forward, and those who follow it will die. Facing the complicated international situation, how can we handle the relations between countries and maintain the stable development of the international community? This is a question that all countries are thinking about. In March 2013, the Supreme Leader made a speech at Moscow Institute of International Relations in Russia: "Faced with the profound changes in the international situation and the objective requirements of all countries in the world to help each other in the same boat, all countries should jointly promote the establishment of a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core, and the people of all countries should work together to safeguard world peace and promote common development." This is the first time that the Supreme Leader has visited president since he was elected, and it is also the first time that the concept of "new international relations" was put forward. Since then, "new international relations" have appeared in various international occasions, and they are used to express China’s position and show the "China Plan" when dealing with international relations.
Looking back on the historical process since the nation-state came into being, human beings have been tirelessly exploring ways to get along with each other. The Peace Treaty of Westphalia was signed in 1648, and the Westphalia system was born in Europe. It established the important principles of sovereignty and equality, and initiated the precedent of modern international relations. But this system ultimately failed to prevent Europe from falling into a group battle. In 1815, the Final Protocol of Vienna Conference was signed, and the Vienna system came into being. According to the principle of balance of power, the geopolitical map of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars was rearranged, and the peace in Europe was maintained for a long time. But it eventually led to alliance confrontation and arms race until the outbreak of the First World War. In 1945, 50 countries joined hands to create an international order and corresponding international system with the United Nations as the core and based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which opened a new historical chapter for international relations and international system construction. For more than 70 years, the efforts and role of the United Nations in maintaining world peace and security, promoting world economic development and promoting world human rights progress are obvious to all. The history of hundreds of years shows that the formation of every international relationship and the establishment of every international system bear a distinct imprint of the times, and must be constantly innovated and improved with the development of the times, otherwise it will not keep up with the times, or even lose its advanced nature and rationality.
With the advent of the era of globalization, great changes have taken place in the international power balance, and the existing international order and system are increasingly facing new challenges. For example, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations are often not truly observed, and all kinds of injustices occur from time to time in international relations. Especially in recent years, economic downturn, geo-turbulence, terrorist attacks, civilization friction and other chaos have come and gone, and some western scholars even exclaimed that we are entering a "disorderly world". Under the new historical conditions, what kind of international relations can better implement the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and better safeguard and develop the international system with the UN at its core? In recent years, some people put forward the "hegemonic stability theory" and advocated building an omnipotent superpower to lead international affairs; Some people put forward the "global governance theory", advocating that countries weaken their sovereignty and formulate common rules to manage the world; Some people put forward the "universal theory of value", advocating the promotion of a certain self-considered "advanced" values and social systems to unify the world; All this is hard to convince and accept.
In today’s world, peace, development, cooperation and win-win are the trend of the times. The interdependence between countries is unprecedentedly close, and the symbiosis of interests is deepening. All countries are interconnected in the global supply chain, industrial chain and value chain. Any link that goes wrong will be affected. At the same time, the challenges facing world peace and development are more and more global, comprehensive and long-term. No country can be immune to it, and no country can conquer the world. All countries need to help each other in the same boat and work together. The supreme leader pointed out: "To keep up with the pace of the times, we can’t keep our bodies in the 21st century, but our heads are still stuck in the past, in the old era of colonial expansion, and in the old frame of cold war mentality and zero-sum game." Facing the multi-polarization of the world, the in-depth development of economic globalization, cultural diversity and the continuous advancement of social informatization, today’s mankind is more qualified than ever to move towards the goal of peace and development, and win-win cooperation is the realistic way to achieve this goal. For the international relations of the present era, the Chinese plan given by the Supreme Leader is: "Building a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core". This is an important idea put forward by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader, who is in charge of the general trend of the world. It not only inherits and carries forward the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, but also transcends and innovates the traditional theory of international relations, which will certainly have a great and far-reaching impact on the future development of international relations. In September 2015,When attending the general debate of the seventieth United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in new york, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "In today’s world, countries are interdependent and share weal and woe. We must inherit and carry forward the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, build a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core, and build a community of human destiny. "
Second, the connotation of new international relations
A single flower does not make a spring. The core of "new international relations" is "win-win cooperation". Win-win cooperation means that two or more parties benefit from each other and complement each other in cooperation, so that all parties in cooperation can gain something or get what they want. Win-win cooperation takes cooperation as the path and win-win as the goal, which is the road map to new international relations. Cooperation and win-win complement each other and are integrated. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, "What is new about the new international relations? If you want to sum it up in one sentence, it is: replace confrontation with cooperation, replace monopoly with win-win, and stop engaging in zero-sum games and winners take all. "
Replace confrontation with cooperation. Cooperation is the way to build a new type of international relations. In today’s world, countries are interdependent and share weal and woe. Humans live in the same global village, in the same time and space where history and reality meet, and more and more become a community of destiny with you and me. The joint effect of the community of human destiny is becoming more and more obvious. Only cooperation can safeguard world peace and only cooperation can promote common development. The interaction and interest integration between China and the world are getting closer and closer. China’s dependence on the world and its participation in international affairs are deepening, and the world’s dependence on China and its influence on China are also deepening. In the course of more than 30 years’ reform and opening-up, China insists on dealing with the world in the way of cooperation rather than confrontation, and takes the road of win-win cooperation. Although there are still some imperfections in the international system established under the leadership of the existing western countries, China did not seek to "start a new stove", but participated in and joined various international mechanisms or organizations through its own efforts, and actively and voluntarily "embedded" itself into the network of the international system. China has demonstrated its willingness and determination to respect the international order and actively participate in international affairs through practical actions, and the international system has become more representative and legitimate because of the integration of China. In traditional international relations, the zero-sum game of alliance confrontation and arms race is not uncommon, but in today’s world, the zero-sum game and the cold war mentality are not in line with the trend of the times and are spurned by more and more countries. In April 2015,Speaking at the Pakistani Parliament, the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Chinese realized ‘ more than two thousand years ago; Although the country is big, belligerence is bound to die ’ The truth. People in China admire ‘ Don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you ’ , China does not agree with ‘ Theory that a strong country must dominate ’ 。” He stressed: "China will adhere to the concept of win-win cooperation, unswervingly develop friendly cooperation with other countries in the world, adhere to the concept of sincerity and tolerance, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with neighboring countries, and strive to make its own development better benefit neighboring countries and always be a reliable friend and sincere partner of developing countries."
Replace monopoly with win-win situation. Win-win is the goal of building a new type of international relations. When attending the general debate of the 70th United Nations General Assembly, the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Development together is true development, and sustainable development is good development. To achieve this goal, we should uphold the spirit of openness and promote mutual help and mutual benefit. " Under the background that the international community is increasingly becoming a community of destiny in which you have me and I have you, the value and significance of win-win are increasingly being highlighted. We must adhere to the correct concept of justice and benefit, stress faithfulness, attach importance to affection, promote justice, and build morality, so as to truly give consideration to justice and benefit, and promote justice and benefit. At the same time, we must oppose hegemonism and power politics, take into account the legitimate concerns of other countries when pursuing our own interests, and promote the common development of all countries in the pursuit of our own development. The Supreme Leader pointed out: "All countries should establish a sense of community of destiny and truly recognize ‘ All glory, all loss ’ Co-operation in competition and win-win in cooperation. Take into account the interests of other countries when pursuing their own interests, and take into account the development of other countries when seeking their own development. "
