Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu China Net Li Jia
China Net Live News September 29th The Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee held a series of theme press conferences at 10 a.m. today. The Central Foreign Liaison Department Deputy Minister of Guo Yezhou and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu introduced the relevant situation of diplomatic work in the new era and answered questions from reporters. The following is the transcript of the relevant content:
Asia News Channel Reporter:
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited for the first time in more than two years, attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit , and met with the leaders of Central Asia. Some observers describe the visit as a way for China to strengthen cooperation to balance the West. What do you think of this? Does China's top leader have plans to meet in person overseas with leaders from other regions, such as the United States, in the coming months?
Ma Zhaoxu:
In mid-month this month, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and made a state visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan which was a complete success. General Secretary Xi Jinping stayed for 48 hours, attended nearly 30 events intensively, met with leaders of 10 countries, effectively promoted the development of SCO , and led China's relations with relevant countries to a new level. As for the foreign exchange activities of Chinese leaders in the next stage, if there is any relevant news, we will release it in time. Please follow up closely at the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the past ten years, General Secretary Xi Jinping has set an example and practiced it himself, and carried out a series of exciting and fruitful heads of state diplomacy.
General Secretary Xi Jinping first proposed to promote the establishment of a new type of international relations when he visited Russia in March 2013. He proposed the "Belt and Road" initiative when he visited Kazakhstan and Indonesia in the fall of 2013. In 2015, he proposed to build a community with a shared future for mankind at the UN General Assembly . In 2017, he systematically explained the profound connotation and goal path of building a community with a shared future for mankind at the UN headquarters in Geneva. At the 76th General Debate and the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia, they proposed global development initiatives and global security initiatives respectively to provide China solutions for strengthening global governance.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the key to building a community with a shared future for mankind lies in action. Over the past decade, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited 42 times, covering 69 countries on five continents, and has received more than 100 heads of state and government in China. He once went abroad four times a month and hosted 70 bilateral and multilateral events in a week. After the outbreak of the epidemic, General Secretary Xi Jinping actively carried out " cloud diplomacy ", spoke 181 times with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations, and attended 78 major foreign affairs activities through video. In January this year, we successfully hosted the Beijing Winter Olympics and vigorously carried out Winter Olympic diplomacy. General Secretary Xi Jinping held more than 20 bilateral activities for leaders of various countries. International politicians came happily and returned with satisfaction. In June this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping hosted the 14th Meeting of National Leaders of BRICS and the High-Level Dialogue of Global Development through video, opening a new era of high-quality development of BRICS and setting off a new climax of unity and cooperation between emerging market countries and developing countries. General Secretary Xi Jinping once said, "It is hard to go all over the world, but what you gain is that the 'circle of friends' is getting bigger and bigger." Domestic netizens also said: "We follow President Xi to see the world." These all demonstrate the irreplaceable important role and strategic value of the head of state diplomacy.
General Secretary Xi Jinping makes friends internationally and tells the story of China himself. He has maintained a friendship with his friends in Iowa, USA for more than 30 years, interpreting that "only when we communicate with each other with our hearts can we achieve long-lasting success." The General Secretary used a small incision of the development and changes of Liangjiahe to depict the great picture of the century-old struggle of the Communist Party of China. He used "whether the shoes fit the feet, you will know it after wearing them" to describe the metaphor that China has chosen a development path that conforms to its own national conditions, deepened the international community's understanding of China, demonstrated the leader style of approachable, treating each other with sincerity, and respecting friendship and righteousness, and demonstrated General Secretary Xi Jinping's world-renowned sentiment to establish himself and others. Thanks.
