Xi’s security vision helps build a world of lasting peace

Beijing: To promote world peace and security, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been advocating a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security.

Back in 2014, while addressing the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia held in Shanghai, Xi initiated the vision to tackle rising challenges facing the region. In the following years, the Chinese leader has evolved the concept and expounded it on various international occasions.

While addressing the opening ceremony of the 86th Interpol General Assembly, Xi said “countries should adopt a concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and jointly respond to security challenges.”

He called for promoting global security governance in a more fair, reasonable and effective way.

“Countries, while maintaining their own security, should take into account other countries’ security,” Xi said.

At a business forum at the 10th BRICS summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Xi called on BRICS countries to promote common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security.

He also stressed that BRICS members should address issues that matter to all through consultation and oppose hegemony and power politics.

At the closing ceremony of the China-France Global Governance Forum held in Paris, the Chinese president called for joint efforts and mutual assistance to address the peace deficit.

It is advisable to uphold a new vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, discard Cold-War and zero-sum mentalities, reject the law of the jungle, and settle conflicts through peaceful ways, he said.

While addressing the 20th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Beijing via video link, Xi said: “We need to safeguard security and stability and build a community of security for us all.”

“Security and stability are the number one precondition for a country’s development, and thus concern the core interests of all countries,” he said, adding that “We need to act on the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, address all forms of threats and challenges effectively, and foster a sound security environment in our region.”