China’s Diplomacy Must Befit Its Major Country Status

Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Central Conference on Foreign Affairs on November 28, 2014.

“China’s Diplomacy Must Befit Its Major Country Status” contains the main points of a speech delivered at the Central Conference on Foreign Affairs on November 28, 2014. The speech states, “We should, summing up our past practical experience, enrich and develop our diplomatic concepts, and make our approach to diplomacy uniquely Chinese in character. We must stand firmly for peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, give consideration to both domestic and international conditions, and adopt a holistic approach to security and development. We must stick to the overriding objectives of peaceful development and national rejuvenation. We must devote ourselves to safeguarding China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, foster an international environment that is more conducive to our peaceful development, and take advantage of this important period of strategic opportunity for China. These efforts will ensure our fulfillment of the Two Centenary Goals and realization of the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.”