Fu Ying, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the NPC, echoes China's stand for common security and calls for an inclusive world order at Munich Security Conference held on Feb. 14. (Photo : REUTERS)
A Chinese official declared in Munich on Sunday, Feb. 14, China’s position of standing for common security and called for an inclusive world order, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Fu Ying, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress of China, told a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference that China does not want to see the world divided again by exclusive military blocks, and opposes the repression by the U.S. and other Western countries on China's political system.
Fu noted that the world needs to change and must have an inclusive world order and framework, with a common roof to accommodate, as much as possible, diverse interests, needs and ideas.
The Chinese official said that China stands firmly for the international order and system which is based on the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter, reiterating what Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his speech in Seattle during his visit to the U.S. last September.
According to the report, Fu explained that China had also proposed mechanisms where the existing international order is insufficient, citing as an example the creation of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which are the new public goods that China is offering.
On the China-U.S. relations, Fu remarked that the two countries have a common interest in world affairs and their cooperation is needed to address global challenges.
The official added that Xi has previously proposed to build a new model of major-country relationship with the United States that features non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
In a report by the Strait Times, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said that Beijing now plays a critical role in setting new rules, given China's leadership role due to its economic and military weight.
"China, too, must now articulate its vision for its desired global order," the Singaporean minister told a panel at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. "Its own stability is now dependent on the stability of the overall system."
The Munich Security Conference is an annual informal meeting on international security policy that focuses this year on the war in Syria, the refugee crisis, and the European security order.
