Amid the international vicissitudes, china has adhered to its independent foreign policy of peace and conducted fruitful diplomatic activities in both bilateral and multi-lateral contexts. Meanwhile, china’s friendly relations and cooperation with other countries and regions have developed stably. By sticking to principle and resisting pressure, we have safeguarded our state sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, thus gradually raising our standing in the international community.

Peace and development remain the two themes of the world today. The international situation is undergoing major and profound changes. Big powers continue to reajust their relations. The trend developing towards multi-polarity has become increasingly apparent. International economic links are getting closer and science and technology are advancing by leaps and bounds, both of which are exerting profound influence on international economic, political and social development. In the new international situation, we will as always continue to uphold our independent foreign policy of peace and open up new phases in diplomatic work.

The successful state visits by the heads of the state of china and the united states have ushered sino-us relations into a new stage of development. We hope the two sides can work together, to seek common ground while putting aside differences and increase cooperation on the bases of the three sino-us joint communiques and sino-us joint statements so as to promote new substancial development in our bilateral relations.

Sino-russican relations continue to develop. China and russia signed joint statements by the people’s republic of china and russican federation on global multi-polarization and the establishment of new international order. We have completed the demarkation work in the eastern section of our boarder. We should further enhance our cooperation and exchanges in the fields between the two nations in such fields as economy, trade, science and technology and step up mutual consultation and cooperation on international issues.

Development in sino-japanese relations has on the whole maintained a good progressive momentum. We support japan in taking the road to development through peace. We maintain that it is necessary to draw lessons from history, set our eyes on the future and properly handle the existing problems and disagreements so as to make new improvements in the friendly relationship and good neighborly cooperation between the two countries.

China is ready todevelop stable long-term mutually beneficial cooperative relations with the european union and other european countries. We will develop our friendly cooperation and promote exchanges in an all round way with other developed countries. We will further develop our friendly and good-neighborly relations with the countries boundaring china. We will establish a long term partnership of good-neighborliness and mutul trust with the association of south east asian nations. We will strengthen our solidarity and cooperation with the vast number of developing countries in asia, africa and latin america. We will enhance mutual consultation and render mutual support in regional and international affairs so as to jointly safeguard the rightful interests of developing countries. We will explore new ways of economic cooperation and develop new types of economic relation and trade of mutual benefit and reciprocity.

China will continue to play a constructive role in the affairs of the united nations. China will actively participate in the activities of the asia-pacific economic cooperation and the asia-europe meeting and take part in other multi-lateral diplomatic activities of global, inter-continental and regional nature.

The chinese government has on and on maintained that state-state relations should be establised on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence and that disputes should be settled peacefully through consultation on an eaqual footing. We oppose the use of force or the threat of force. We remain resolutely against hegemonism in whatever form and will forever act as an important force in safeguarding world peace and regional stability. The chinese government and people are ready to work with all other governmens and peoples of the world to make their due contribution to the establishment of a peaceful, stable, just and equatable new international political and economic order and to promotion of the lofty cause of world peace and development.