StaffmembersoperateataworkshopinatechnologyequipmentcompanyinGanzhou,eastChina"sJiangxiProvince,Feb.13,2023.(PhotobyHuJiangtao/Xinhua)

-AsamajorcontributortotheUNpeacekeepingbudgetandthelargesttroop-contributingcountryamongthepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil,Chinahassentmorethan50,000personnelonpeacekeepingmissionsoverthelastthreedecades.

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-TheBRIhasattractedmorethanthree-quartersoftheworld"scountriesand32internationalorganizations.Overthepastdecade,theinitiativehasgalvanizednearlyonetrilliondollarsofinvestment,establishedmorethan3,000cooperationprojects,created420,000localjobsandhelpedliftalmost40millionpeopleoutofpoverty.

BEIJING,March8(Xinhua)--Chinawillalwayskeepinmindtheinterestsoftheworld,takeanactivepartinglobalgovernanceandcontributemoretoworldpeace,developmentandhumanprogress,ChineseForeignMinisterQinGangsaidTuesdayatapressconferenceonthesidelinesoftheannualsessionsofChina"stoplegislatureandpoliticaladvisorybody.

Asthesecond-largesteconomyandapermanentmemberoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil,China"sforeignpolicydrawsmuchglobalattention.Andtheongoing"twosessions"provideawindow.

Observersinmanycountriessaidthatwithanindependentforeignpolicyofpeaceandamutuallybeneficialstrategyofopening-up,Chinahasalwayscontributedtoworldpeaceanddevelopment.

FORWORLDPEACE

"PeacefuldevelopmentasemblematicofChina"sinternationalcooperationhasseenBeijingwelcomedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld,"saidCavinceAdhere,aKenya-basedinternationalrelationsscholar.

Currently,amyriadoffactors,includinggeopoliticalconflicts,blocconfrontationandterrorism,areposingchallengestoglobalpeaceandstability.TheworldpaysmoreattentiontoChina"sinsightsintohowtostaveoffsecuritydilemmasandachievelastingpeace.

"China"scommitmenttopeaceishistoricsincetheappearanceoftheFivePrinciplesofPeacefulCoexistence,"saidEduardoRegalado,seniorresearcherattheInternationalPolicyResearchCenterofCuba.

Chinahasalwaysbeenforpeaceanddialogue.AsamajorcontributortotheUNpeacekeepingbudgetandthelargesttroop-contributingcountryamongthepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil,Chinahassentmorethan50,000personnelonpeacekeepingmissionsoverthelastthreedecades.

ChinesepeacekeepersmarchatamedalparadeceremonyinHanniyahvillage,southernLebanon,July1,2022.(Xinhua/LiuZongya)

"WeareverygratefultoChinesepeacekeepers.Theyofferusthemostrealistichelpwhenwefacethehardesttime,"aresidentofMali"sGaoregiontoldXinhua.

Lastmonth,ChinareleasedTheGlobalSecurityInitiative(GSI)ConceptPaper,demonstratingthecountry"sresponsibilitytosafeguardworldpeaceanditsresolvetodefendglobalsecurity.

"ThroughtheGSI,Chinacommitsitselftobringingaboutsecuritythroughpoliticaldialogueandpeacefulnegotiation,aswellasresolvingconflictsthroughdevelopment,"saidKeithBennett,along-termChinaspecialistandvicechairofBritain"s48GroupClub.

Earlierlastmonth,ChinareleasedapaperstatingitspositiononthepoliticalsettlementoftheUkrainecrisis,emphasizingthatdialogueandnegotiationaretheonlyviablesolutiontothecrisis.

"Chinabelievesina"Let"sgrowtogether"policy,apolicyofpeace,equalityandfriendship,"saidMohammadRezaManafi,editor-in-chieffortheAsia-PacificnewsdeskofIran"sofficialnewsagencyIRNA.

Ifsuchapolicybecomespopularworldwide,itwouldendunhealthycompetitionanddeadlywars,Manafisaid.

FORCOMMONPROSPERITY

InChina"sview,developmentholdsthekeytofixingmanyoftheworld"sdauntingproblems.Overtheyears,thecountryhasbeencommittedtojoininghandswiththerestoftheworldtospurcommongrowth.

AmadouDiop,aSenegaleseexpertonChina,hasvisitedmanyChinesecitieswherehesawfirsthandChina"sachievementsinpovertyreductionandgreendevelopment.

"Chinaoffersagreatopportunityfortherestoftheworldtocommittogethertowardsacommunitywithasharedfutureandcommonprosperity,"Diopsaid."Chinesemodernizationandhigh-qualitydevelopmentwillcontinuetoinspiretheworld,includingSenegal."

ThisaerialphototakenonNov.8,2022showsacomprehensiveinspectiontrainrunningontheJakarta-BandungHigh-SpeedRailwaytrialsectiontoconductinspectioninBandung,Indonesia.(Xinhua/XuQin)

Meanwhile,ChinahaspromotedcommondevelopmentthroughinfrastructureconnectivityinthepastdecadebyadvancingtheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI).

TheBRIhasattractedmorethanthree-quartersoftheworld"scountriesand32internationalorganizations.Overthepastdecade,theinitiativehasgalvanizednearlyonetrilliondollarsofinvestment,establishedmorethan3,000cooperationprojects,created420,000localjobsandhelpedliftalmost40millionpeopleoutofpoverty.

"Africancountries,includingNigeria,havebenefitedgreatlyfromwin-wincooperationwithChina...Infrastructureprojectscoveringroads,railways,portsandairportsbuiltbyChineseenterpriseshavestrengthenedtheinterconnectionwithintheAfricancontinentandpromotedtheintegrationprocess,"saidCharlesOnunaiju,directoroftheCenterforChinaStudiesinNigeria.

"Onlyafewyearsago,Africawasdescribedasacontinentwithouthope.TodaywespeakoftheAfricancommonmarket,"hesaid.

AfricancountriesarehopefulfortheChinesegovernment"scommitmenttocontinueopeningupandhigh-qualityBRIcooperationbecauseitmeansmorecooperationopportunitiesbetweenChinaandAfrica,Onunaijusaid.

InadditiontotheBRI,ChinaonitspathtowardsmodernizationhasbeensharingopportunitieswiththeworldthroughtheChinaInternationalImportExpo,establishingpilotzonesforSilkRoade-commercecooperation,bringingintoforcetheRegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnershipandapplyingformembershipintheComprehensiveandProgressiveAgreementforTrans-PacificPartnership.

China"sproposalsforcommondevelopmentillustrateasolidunderstandingofglobalissuesandafocusoncollectiveprogress,saidFarhadJavanbakhtKheirabadi,aChinascholaratShahidBeheshtiUniversityinIran.

AChina-Europefreighttrainloadedwith1,300tonnesofflourfromKazakhstanarrivesatXi"anInternationalPortinXi"an,northwestChina"sShaanxiProvince,Jan.13,2023.(Xinhua/LiYibo)

FORASHAREDFUTURE

Inthefaceofrapidchangesrarelyseeninacentury,Chinahasalwayschampionedmultilateralismwiththevisionofbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,promotingdemocracyininternationalrelationsandmakingglobalgovernancefairerandmoreequitable.

"Unilateralismandwillfullywieldingthebatonofhegemonyareimportantreasonsforthepersistentgeopoliticaltensionsintheworldtoday,"saidAngTeckSin,apoliticalcommentatorinSingapore.

"Onlywhencountriesdevelopahealthypartnershipcantheyachievesoundinteractions,whichwillpromotecooperationanddevelopmentandservethewell-beingofthepeople,"Angadded.

Asamajorcountry,Chinabelievesthatthecorrectwayoutofinternationalcrisesliesinstrengtheningunityandcooperationunderthebannerofmultilateralism,saidAbuBakral-Deeb,advisortotheCairo-basedArabCenterforResearchandStudies.

China"svisionis"basedonthedesireforbroad,inclusiveinternationalcooperation,"saidOlegTimofeev,associateprofessorwiththePeoples"FriendshipUniversityofRussia.

Thenotionaimstofacilitateinteractionsamongcountrieswithdifferentcivilizationsandcultures,differentsocio-economicsystemsanddifferentpathsofdevelopment,hesaid.

Hailingthattheideahaswonincreasingsupportinmanycountriesoverthepast10years,Timofeevsaidithasinjectedstabilityintointernationalaffairs.