Zivadin Jovanovic
October 14th, 2017.
In the eve of the 19th CPC Congress
CHINA TO STAY THE PILLAR OF PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
As the staunch friends of China THE Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals and
the Silk Road Connectivity Research Center, two independent think tank
association in Serbia, are convinced that the 19th Congress of the Communist
Party of China and its new leadership will further strengthen the irreplaceable
role of CPC in enhancing overall socio-economic and cultural development of
China, satisfying people’s yearning for better life and completing the building
of moderately prosperous society by the time CPC celebrates centenary in 2021.
The Communist Party of China under the outstanding leadership of its Secretary
General Xi Jinping has been the source and guarantor of solidarity and
motivation of the people of China in their efforts to build modern and
prosperous society based upon socialism of Chinese characteristics. Thanks to
these efforts in the period from 2013 to 2016 China has achieved unprecedented
GDP growth of an average of 7, 2% per year. This way China has become driving
force of the world economic recovery contributing more than 30% to the global
economic growth, more than US, Euro Zone and Japan together.
Being the second strongest economy in the world, leading founding member of
BRICS, G-20, New Development Bank, founder of China-UN Peace and Development
Fund, China South-South Cooperation Fund on Climate Change, South-South
Cooperation Assistance Fund and Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank - China has
contributed, not only to the alleviation of global economic and social gaps,
but at the same time, to emergence of the new, inclusive governance and
establishment of the New Just World Economic Order.
In the contemporary world China has become symbol of win win international
cooperation based on the principles of openness and mutual benefits. In the
world of profound changes great achievements of China and her system of
socialism with Chinese characteristics centered on needs and yearnings of the
human beings has attracted great attention as the well of inspirations. This is
particularly true for the countries seeking the best ways in overcoming
longstanding underdevelopment, unemployment and poverty, to get rid of foreign
interference, domination and neocolonial treatment.
President Xi Jinping’s 2013 One Belt One Road global, multidimensional
Initiative introduced new pattern of the global economic development and
international integration based the principles of openness, equality,
inclusiveness and mutual benefit. Uniqueness of the OBOR Initiative comes from
the vision that connectivity in infrastructure and economy, in order to be
sustainable, must be paired with people to people exchange and friendship.
Also, that economic development is paired with peace efforts.
Great support to the Initiative from almost all quarters of the world, direct
participation of about 60 countries, outstanding achievements in modernization
of infrastructure, environment friendly industries and energy, in unimpeded
trade and people to people exchange, confirm the far-reaching viability of the
Initiative and call for vigor and persistence in the future activities.
China with her great, deep-routed culture, millenniums wisdom, great
achievements in overall modern socio-economic development is today one of the
strongest pillars world peace, development and progress. Being UN Security
Council permanent member, founder of new economic, financial and other
international institutions, China is the engine of building multi-polar world
order based on UN Charter, international laws and principles of sovereign
equality and noninterference is irreplaceable. Chinese friends all over the
world believe that the 19th Congress of CPC will further strengthen the role of
China in maintaining peace, strengthening of the multilateralism, the role of
UN and principle-based international relations. With Chinese policy of peace
and development for all, with her firm stance that all problems should be
resolved by dialogue and peaceful means without use, or threat to use force,
with her vision of the world without interventionism, domination or
exploitation – humanity’s expectations for wellbeing will have iron base.
Chinese policy of openness, multilateralism and inclusive win win cooperation
as opposed to any isolationism, domination and exploitation enjoys world wide
support and acceptance. It is only natural that in the world of emerging
multi-polarism such policy will be verified and further strengthened.
Serbia and China are traditional friends who trust and support each other.
Serbia not only supports the OBOR Initiative, but actively participates in its
implementation, particularly within China+16 CEEC. First Chinese bridge in
Europe is already three years in operation over Danube River in Belgrade. First
Chinese steel factory in Europe is situated in Smederevo, Serbia. First Chinese
inland water ports in Europe are on the Danube River in Serbia. First Chinese
built thermo electric power station (Kostolac B), first high-speed 370 km
railway (Belgrade-Budapest), first industrial park (Belgrade, Borcha), first
water purification plant (Belgrade), first no visa system for tourist visitors…
The projects totaling at over 6 billion US dollars, for the time being.
The 2016 state visit of the President Xi Jining to Serbia and signing of the
Declaration on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership are of historic significance
for future strengthening solidarity, friendship and expanding mutually
beneficial cooperation.
Let the decisions and Guidelines of the 19th Congress of the Communist Parity
of China further enhance and strengthen overall modern socio-economic
development of China, bring better life to her people and reinforce the role of
China in global development, peace and stability.
(The author is the President of the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals and
the Silk Road Connectivity Center, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of FR of
Yugoslavia 1998-2000)
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