PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT Ambassador of China to Finland 7 November 2013

Table of contents I. What is the world like today? II. What kind of world do we desire? III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous? PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

I.What is the world like today PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT The international situation continues to be profound and complex ● Peace and development remain to be the main theme of our time ● The world is far from being tranquil Global economic stagnation Global challenges widely exist Wars in the middle east and recent instability in Syria

II.What kind of world do we desire PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT There is no easy way, but three essential elements can help ● Political inclusiveness ● Cultural diversification ● Common prosperity

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT II.What kind of world do we desire Political inclusiveness ● Every country is unique and is entitled to pursue its own path ● Cold mentality still lingers on the other hand ● Acceptance and respect of the reality of diversity serves as basic preconditions of a harmonious world

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT II.What kind of world do we desire Cultural diversification ● Human society needs diversity the same as nature does ● Exchanges of civilizations has provided one of the ultimate driving forces of development

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT II.What kind of world do we desire Common prosperity ● Any single country cannot develop in isolation ● Balanced development is essential for regional and global stability ● To deliver a safe and decent life to 7 billion people in this world is a long way to go

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous ● Peace ● Development ● Cooperation ● Win for all

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous China’s independent foreign policy of peace ● China owes its rapid development mainly to its own efforts ● China’s development needs a peaceful environment ● China will stay firmly on the path of peaceful development ● relationship among peace, development, cooperation and win for all

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous Cooperation can solve disputes and conflicts ● Unilateral use of force fails to bring peace and stability ● Constructive steps in cases of Iran and Syria ● Sticking to political resolution can reach feasible and sustainable results

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous Cooperation can tackle common challenges ● Globalization makes countries more interdependent ● Global challenges cannot be tackled by any single country alone ● Zero-sum game philosophy must be abandoned ● China-Finland cooperation as a real example

PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT III. How to make the world stable, peaceful and prosperous Cooperation can promote people to people contact ● people can get better understanding of other cultures ● Civilizations can understand, tolerate, appreciate and enrich each other instead of clashing ● Important point: to get a thorough and objective understanding of other countries

If there is a conclusion… PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT ● Cooperation maintains peace and stability ● Cooperation leads to common prosperity ● Cooperation promotes diversity of the world

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