Path of peaceful development
In essence, the path of peaceful development refers to the following: developing oneself while maintaining world peace, and maintaining world peace through one’s own development; opening wider to the rest of the world and learning from the experiences of other countries while pursuing development through one’s own efforts, reform and innovation; following the trend of economic globalization and seeking mutual benefit and common development with other countries; and working with the international community to build a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity.
China will adhere to the path of peaceful development and encourage all countries to pursue peaceful development. It will take on more international responsibilities, work with other countries to safeguard the human conscience and international justice, and stand for justice in regional and international affairs.
China advocates peaceful solutions to international disputes and opposes hegemonism and power politics in all forms. It never seeks hegemony or expansion, but advocates the spirit of mutually beneficial progress and accommodating other countries’ interests while pursuing one’s own so as to bring benefits to one’s own people and the rest of the world as a whole and promote a path of win-win cooperation and positive interaction among different countries.
China’s experience of reform and opening up over the past 30 years and more has proved that peaceful development is a strategic choice that suits China’s national conditions, social system and cultural traditions. It conforms to the trend of the times and serves the fundamental interests of China. It also meets the interests of China’s neighboring countries and those of all countries in the world.