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Liu Jieyi .

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“This year is the first of the implementation of the outcomes of the seventieth anniversary summits of the United Nations and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This pivotal opportunity should be seized by the international community in pursuing the noble cause of world peace and development. China stands ready to work with the United Nations and its membership, continue to safeguard the international order and international system built around the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, join hands to forge new international relations characterized by cooperation to the benefit of all, build a community of common destiny with unity of purpose, and make ever greater contributions to the peace, development and the progress of humankind.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“That call by China is in line with and builds on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and transcends the purview of the traditional theory of international relations in an innovative spirit. More importantly, it is a coherent fusion between the Chinese dream of peace, development and cooperation to the benefit of all, on the one hand, and the well-being of all peoples of the world, on the other. It is in tune with the trend of the times, in line with the common interest of all nations, and of great significance to international peace and security. It is a manifestation of China's responsibility and commitment as a permanent member of the Council and a large developing country.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“While attending the summits marking the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping comprehensively elaborated the concept of building new international relations focused on cooperation for a win-win situation. He proposed forging partnerships based on consultation and accommodation on an equal footing; building a security landscape ofjustice and fairness by all and for all; pursuing prospects for open, innovative, inclusive and mutually beneficial development; promoting exchange among civilizations that seeks harmony, respects diversity and embraces and assimilates equitable sustenance; constructing an ecosystem that respects nature and seeks green development; and, by integrating these five elements, elaborating an overall agenda and pathway of seeking one human community of common destiny.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“We must help each other to our mutual benefit with a view to effectively implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1). We must join hands in seeking a way forward in building a global ecological civilization aimed at the harmonious coexistence of man and nature in order to realize the sustainable development of the world and the overall development of humankind. As a founding Member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Council, China was the first country to sign the Charter of the United Nations. Over the decades, China has contributed positively to defending the purposes and principles of the Charter and promoting the peace, progress and development of humankind.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“All parties should, through consultation and cooperation, address major international and regional issues in order to properly deal with regional conflicts, terrorism and other traditional and non-traditional security threats. Thirdly, we should vigorously promote inclusion, mutual learning and common development. We must respect the diversity of civilizations, uphold openness and inclusiveness, cross-fertilize through exchanges and mutual benchmarking, and move forward by seeking common ground while preserving our differences. We must safeguard and develop an open world economy, promote robust, sustainable and balanced growth, improve global economic governance and realize universal prosperity throughout the world.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“We must do away with all forms of Cold War mentality and predilections for a zero-sum game, and instead embrace the new notions of win-win for multi-stakeholders and winning for all, so as to forge global partnerships at the international and regional levels, weave cooperation into all aspects of international interactions in the political, economic, security and cultural domains, and build a human community of common destiny, characterized by everyone pulling together in the same boat and the convergence of interests on an equal footing. In nation to nation interactions, States should respect one and other, treat each other as equals and work together for the good of all.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“It is imperative to abide by international law and universally agreed basic norms of international relations, and give full play to the important role of the United Nations in international affairs, while safeguarding the mandate and authority of the Security Council in matters involving international peace and security. Secondly, we should vigorously promote international cooperation in all its aspects.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“It is imperative to adhere to the five principles of peaceful coexistence in international relations and respect each country's prerogative to choose its own development path and social system independently. It is imperative to uphold the sovereign equality of all States entitled to participate in the formulation of international rules and to exercise their rights under the law on an equal footing. The world's destiny must remain in the hands of all peoples. International justice and equality must be upheld. Uniform rules must be applied in distinguishing between right and wrong, promoting peace and pursuing development.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The international community must bear history firmly in mind, steadfastly preserve the fruits of the victorious anti-fascist world war and firmly defend the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations by focusing on the following areas. First, we must work vigorously to make international relations more democratic and subject them to more effective rule of law. Important principles enshrined in the Charter - including respect for national sovereignty, territorial integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes and non-interference in the internal affairs of States - are the cornerstones of modern international law and international relations. Our only option is to reinforce them, not weaken them.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China commends the initiative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to convene today's open debate. We are pleased to see you, Madam Minister, presiding over this meeting here in New York. I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing. At present, international affairs are undergoing an historic, accelerated process of change. Humankind is facing unprecedented development opportunities and newly emerging threats and challenges. The Charter of the United Nations arose from the ravages of the Second World War. It reflected humankind's profound retrospection on the two world wars and charted a grand blueprint whereby the people of the planet could work together to build a beautiful world. In today's world, the Charter remains a tower of strength of great vitality and unmitigated relevance.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations and other subsidiary bodies need to provide technical guidance and support in the light of their specific needs and help Member States to enhance their capacity-building efforts.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“There is a need to refrain from forcing through a draft text against the backdrop of serious differences among parties, so that the unity of the Council can be maintained and the authority of its resolutions enhanced. Fourthly, the Council's subsidiary bodies need to comprehensively implement their mandates. The Council's sanctions committees need to strengthen their work on designation, delisting and review; conduct regular reviews of the sanctions list; and implement Council resolutions in a comprehensive and accurate manner. The relevant panels of experts need to carry out their work in an objective, fair and reciprocal manner in order to improve the impartiality and transparency of the sanctions regime and maintain the authority and efficacy of United Nations sanctions.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“The Council should advocate and promote the culture of peace; increase the use of such means as mediation, good offices and political processes to settle differences and disputes and resolve crises; and refrain from the threat or use of sanctions. The Council should pay more attention to the views of the affected countries in order to rationalize its own decision-making. In the light of requirements under Chapter VIII of the Charter, the Council shall strengthen its coordination and cooperation with regional organizations. Thirdly, the Security Council should hold full consultations and strive to secure broad consensus. In decision-making, Council members should hold full and thorough consultations and strive to secure consensus.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“First, in the light of the mandate conferred on it by the Charter of the United Nations, the Council should focus its resources and energy on the major urgent items concerning international peace and security. While addressing thematic issues, the Council should abide by its responsibilities, increase its communication with the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in order to bring their respective vantage perspectives and expertise into full play, and strengthen coordination and the division of labour to avoid redundancy. Secondly, the Council should pay more attention to preventive diplomacy and mediation.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“The Council has attached importance to improving transparency, while there has also been a marked increase in the number of open debates, as well as in the number of timely briefings to non-members on the work of the Council. In addition, under various formats, the Council has increased its interaction with the broader membership, regional organizations, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies. China supports continued improvement in the Council's working methods and bringing its central role in the maintenance of international peace and security into full play. I wish to highlight the following points.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China thanks the delegation of Venezuela for its initiative to convene this meeting. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Sweden and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile for their briefings. The Charter of the United Nations entrusts the Security Council with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Council should continuously improve its procedures, increase its efficiency, enhance its relevance and transparency and better implement the mandate entrusted to it. That has a bearing on the role of the United Nations and on the common interests of the broader membership of the Organization. With the joint effort of the membership of the Security Council, there has recently been progress in improving the Council's working methods.”
2016-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7620 (2016) · source
“Cooperation in international counter-terrorism requires the international community to strengthen its consensus in this field. China calls on the relevant military alliances on counter-terrorism to strengthen communication and cooperation. Counter-terrorism cannot be subject to double standards and terrorism should not be linked to a specific ethnicity, religion or civilization. We support the efforts of the international community to further strengthen coordination in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and other recognized basic norms of international law, and to create synergy in counter-terrorism efforts within the United Nations framework.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The search for a political solution is now presented with an important window of opportunity, and China hopes that the new round of peace talks in Geneva can be held shortly. The international community should continue to support the efforts of the United Nations to encourage both parties to the negotiations to take the future and greater good of their country into consideration, proceed based on the fundamental interests of the Syrian people, demonstrate sincerity, seek common ground and resolve their differences so as to ensure that the peace process stays the course and achieves positive results. We hope that the international community will work jointly to maintain the current positive momentum towards a political solution.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“China supports the establishment of a Palestinian State with full sovereignty, based on the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and understands its legitimate demands to join the international community as a State. In order to improve the livelihood of the Palestinian people, China has decided to provide gratis assistance in the amount ofÂ¥50 million. China is ready, together with the international community, to play its part in pushing forward the Middle East peace process. With regard to the question of Syria, China commends the mediation efforts carried out by Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and supports the leading role the United Nations plays in mediating a political solution on the question of Syria.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The Security Council should actively respond to the legitimate demands put forward by Palestine and the Arab States and seriously consider the question of providing international protection to the Palestinian people. Fourthly, the international community should continue to promote the economic and reconstruction process, enhance its economic assistance to and cooperation with Palestine and alleviate its humanitarian situation so as to bring hope to the Palestinian people. China is a firm supporter ofpeace between Palestine and Israel. In his recent speech at the headquarters of the League of Arab States, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's firm support for the restoration of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“At the same time, the legitimate security concerns of the countries of the region should be given due attention. Secondly, the international community should take more robust measures and reactivate the political peace process so as to bring both parties back to the negotiating table as soon as possible. At the same time, it is necessary to uphold justice and redress historical injustices as soon as possible. Thirdly, the international community should further consolidate consensus and establish a new mechanism for peace in the Middle East. It should support the efforts of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in that connection. The United Nations should urge Member States to effectively implement the relevant General Assembly resolutions on the question of Palestine and Israel.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Currently, peace talks between Palestine and Israel remain deeply deadlocked. Conflict is intensifying and the security situation is deteriorating. It is the joint responsibility of the international community to safeguard the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people. Achieving a comprehensive and just solution to the question of Palestine would serve the interests of all parties concerned. China hopes that the international community will address the issue through attending to the following priorities. First, the international community should urge Palestine and Israel to take immediate action to establish a ceasefire, end the Violence and ease tensions. As the party with the upper hand, Israel should take the lead in that regard.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Chinese President Xi Jinping recently Visited the Middle East, where he reaffirmed China's Middle East policy and called for focused efforts towards peace and development. He stressed the need to resolve differences through dialogue and for the people of the region to choose a development path that takes their particular conditions into account. He put forward a Chinese solution based on a holistic approach that addresses both the symptoms and the root causes of the conflict. His solution enjoys the broad appreciation of the countries of the region. China stands ready, to continue to work with the international community to achieve peace, stability and development in the Middle East. The question of Palestine lies at the root of everything affecting peace in the Middle East.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates Uruguay's initiative to organize this ministerial-level open debate on the question of the Middle East and welcomes Foreign Minister Nin Novoa to preside over this meeting. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and commend his active engagement in promoting the Middle East peace process. China carefully listened to the statements delivered by the observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel. At present, the Middle East remains beset by conflict and war. The history of the Middle East has shown time and again that there can be no winner in the conflict and that peace is the ultimate and irresistible historical trend.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“China is ready to engage with Council members and the international community to work tirelessly to achieve peace, stability, development and prosperity in Colombia and the entire region as soon as possible.”
2016-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7609 (2016) · source
“It will also serve as an important example for finding solutions to other hotspot issues. China welcomes this development and commends the efforts of the Colombian Government and the relevant parties to conduct a dialogue for peace. We also greatly appreciate the important role that Ms. Holguin Cuellar played in the process. China hopes that the Security Council's unanimous adoption of resolution 2261 (2016) will help to encourage the signing and full implementation of a final peace agreement by all the parties involved as soon as possible. We support the United Nations, on the basis of respect for Colombia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, in accordance with the needs of the Colombian Government, in its work to prepare to speedily deploy a mission aimed at providing constructive assistance to the peace process.”
2016-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7609 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes the Security Council's unanimous adoption today of resolution 2261 (2016), on the establishment of a United Nations mission in Colombia. I would also like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Uruguay as he presides over today's meeting, as well as Ms. Holguin Cuellar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia. Colombia's peace process has recently made major progress. The Government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia are expected to sign a peace agreement that marks the end of a civil war that has lasted approximately half a century. That will not only help to achieve peace and stability in Colombia soon, it will contribute greatly to the promotion of stability and development in the region.”
2016-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7609 (2016) · source
“In carrying out humanitarian relief operations in armed conflict, the United Nations and other international agencies should follow the Charter of the United Nations and the guiding principles on humanitarian relief operations, fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries concerned and work to enhance communication with the countries concerned and engage in dialogue and consultation with them on humanitarian access. All parties to armed conflict must ensure the timely access to assistance for affected civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“In formulating protection-of-civilians mandates, the Council should take into consideration, in a comprehensive manner, the situation on the ground and the capacity and conditions of peacekeeping missions, in order to ensure that the mandate is clear, realistic and achievable and provides sufficient and strong guarantees in terms of resources and equipment. Fourthly, humanitarian relief operations in armed conflict should be carried out in an appropriate manner. All parties to conflict should strictly abide by their obligation to protect humanitarian workers and avoid attacking them or other acts that might harm them.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, in protecting civilians, peacekeeping operations should strictly abide by the mandates assigned to them by the Council, maintain objectivity and neutrality and avoid becoming a party to the conflicts. The implementation by peacekeeping operations of their mandates to protect civilians should be aimed at assisting the countries concerned in strengthening the protection of civilians, and it cannot replace the national Governments and parties to conflicts in their efforts to fulfil their responsibilities and obligations to protect civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Secondly, it is necessary to strengthen conflict- prevention and resolution, so that civilians will not suffer from armed conflicts. The international community should pay great attention to resolving the root causes that breed conflicts and to easing tensions, controlling conflicts and lessening contradictions, realizing socioeconomic development and advancing inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation in order to try to create an environment of peace and stability. At the core of our collective security system, the Security Council should strengthen preventive diplomacy, prevent armed conflicts and curb their escalation. It should also work energetically to push for political settlements, so as to minimize the impact of armed conflicts on civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“China supports the international community in its efforts to take practical and effective measures to promote the effective protection of civilians in armed conflict. In that connection, I wish to emphasize the following four points. First, all parties to an armed conflict should fulfil their responsibility to protect civilians. National Governments bear the primary responsibility for protecting innocent civilians from the harm caused by conflicts and wars. Conflicting parties should exactly follow international law and international humanitarian law, as well as the relevant Security Council resolutions, and commit themselves to protecting civilians. As for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed during armed conflicts, the countries concerned should investigate and punish such acts pursuant to those laws.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates Uruguay's initiative to hold this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and welcomes Uruguay's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affair to New York to preside over our meeting. I wish to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing, and I listened carefully to the statements by Ms. Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the representative of Oxfam. Protecting civilians in armed conflict, especially women and children, has become an important part ofthe mandates of the relevant United Nations peacekeeping operations. The question of the safety and security of humanitarian workers has also attracted ever-greater attention on the part of the international community.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“China calls upon the parties in Syria to seize this historic opportunity, swiftly restart negotiations and approach the political process in Syria in such a way that real results can be achieved soon. China is ready, together with the parties concerned, to continue to play a positive and constructive role in finding a political solution to the Syrian question.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7605 (2016) · source
“Last month, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2254 (2015). That was the first resolution ever adopted by the Council on the political process in Syria. It consolidated the common understanding of the international community for a political solution. It has injected vitality into the search for a political solution. It is truly a hard-won result. The priority facing the international community is to keep alive the current positive momentum for a political solution and to make sure that the relevant process will stay the course and produce results. At the same time, it is necessary to make sure that the United Nations continues to be the main channel for mediation.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7605 (2016) · source
“At the Group of 20 Summit held last year, President Xi Jinping announced an additional $100 million of humanitarian assistance to the relevant countries and international organizations. We are ready, together with the international community, to play our part in easing the humanitarian crisis in Syria and improving the livelihoods of the Syrian people. Achieving a political solution to the question of Syria is the best way to resolve the relevant questions on Syria, including on its humanitarian dimension. The international community should remain steadfast in its search for a political solution. As the humanitarian situation worsens, there is a greater need to push for a political solution. The International Syria Support Group has held three ministerial-level meetings so far.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7605 (2016) · source
“We urge all the parties in Syria to effectively implement the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and to go all out to work with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to carry out full-fledged relief activities in all besieged areas and alleviate the burning needs of the population. China hopes that the international humanitarian pledging conference on Syria, to be held early next month, will achieve positive results. We call on international donors to show generosity so as to ease the suffering of the Syrian people. China has been actively supporting efforts to ease the humanitarian situation in Syria. So far, through various channels, China has provided, on nine different occasions, humanitarian assistance to Syria totalling RMB/ Â¥ 685 million.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7605 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China pays tribute to you, Mr. President, for holding today's public meeting, and thanks the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Coordinator, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, for her briefing. The Syrian conflict, which has gone on for five years, has caused a huge number of civilian casualties and triggered a serious humanitarian crisis and refugee crisis. In particular, the population in some besieged faces a severe shortage of food and medicine, and their living conditions are truly appalling. China is deeply saddened by the humanitarian situation in Syria and sympathizes with the Syrian people in their suffering.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7605 (2016) · source
“Leaders from China and African countries will gather in Johannesburg to draw up a joint plan for the development of China-Africa relations and cooperation over the coming three years. China will take advantage of this opportunity to make greater efforts to strengthen its cooperation with African countries in the five priority areas of industrialization, agricultural modernization, public health, people-to- people exchanges, and peace and security, with a view to bringing about tangible benefits to African countries, including the countries of the region, as well as to carry out win-win cooperation for common development.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“The relevant parties should consider visiting the region again so as to assess the status of implementation of the outcomes reached during recent visits and make new commitments for assistance. The Chinese Government attaches great importance to relations between China and Africa, as reflected in its provision of bilateral assistance and its participation in peacekeeping operations. China has been making unremitting efforts to promote peace, stability and development in Africa. Next month, the second summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, under the theme "Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development", will be held for the first time in Africa.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Fourthly, the United Nations should further strengthen its communication and coordination with the five countries in the region, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and other countries and organizations in Africa, with a view to linking the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel with national and regional strategies so as to leverage their respective advantages, strengthen resource consolidation and create synergy in their joint efforts to resolve the issues facing the Sahel. In 2013, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Presidents of the World Bank and the African Development Bank madejoint visits to the Sahel region and achieved positive results, thus initiating a new model ofjoint efforts by the international community aimed at resolving regional issues.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“The international community and international financial institutions should provide greater assistance for development and actively help the countries in the region to improve their indigenous capacity for development. The relevant agencies of the United Nations should carry out in-depth studies of the actual needs of the countries in the region, formulate a clear and achievable list of projects as well as measures and a timetable for implementation, and promote tailored input from international donors in the provision of assistance and cooperation, so as to speed up socioeconomic development in the region.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“The international community should actively support the countries of the region in their efforts to speed up capacity-building in the area of security and support the counter-terrorism efforts of the countries of the region. Such efforts must adhere to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other fundamental norms governing international relations. There should be no double standards, nor should they link terrorism to any specific religion or ethnicity. Thirdly, we hope that countries in the Sahel region will take the opportunity of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to formulate a development agenda and strategy tailored to their national conditions.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“It is necessary to actively support the relevant parties in Mali in their efforts to comprehensively implement the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation signed last June and to promote steady progress in the peace process in Mali. Close attention must be paid to the spillover effect of the crisis in Libya and other hot-spot issues outside the region by promoting the resolution of relevant issues and reducing the impact of complex external factors on the region. Secondly, the relevant counter-terrorism bodies within the United Nations system should provide greater input with respect to the Sahel region and promote the counter-terrorism efforts of the countries of the region.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today's meeting, and Ms. Sellassie for her briefing. The situation in the Sahel region is a source of concern and requires greater input and integrated approaches by the international community. China wishes to highlight the following four points. First, the international community should start by tackling hot-spot issues in the Sahel region by actively supporting the efforts of the countries of the region to undertake political processes aimed at achieving steady progress towards peace, stability and development in the region.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“The fight against the East Turkestan terrorist forces, headed by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, is an important component of the international counter-terrorism struggle. We will further strengthen our cooperation with the international community on counter-terrorism in order to safeguard world peace and stability.”
2015-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7565 (2015) · source
“It must give full play to the leading role of the United Nations, further strengthen coordination and cooperation in counter-terrorism, and form a united front against terrorism. Counter-terrorism efforts must address both the symptoms and the root causes of the problem, and refrain from adopting double standards. The full implementation of Security Council counter-terrorism resolutions must include combating terrorists' use of the Internet to instigate and plan terrorist activities and to spread extremist ideas. Measures must also be taken to cut the terrorists" financing channels and halt their cross-border movements. The Chinese Government firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and firmly combats all violent terrorist crimes that challenge human civilization.”
2015-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7565 (2015) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): For several days now, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and other terrorist organizations have launched a series of deadly terrorist attacks at multiple locations across the world, killing innocent civilians, including a Chinese citizen. The Chinese Government strongly condemns the heinous atrocities committed by terrorist organizations. The perpetrators must be brought to justice. Terrorism is the common enemy of all humankind. All terrorist acts, regardless of their motivation, timing, location or perpetrators, are grave criminal acts that threaten international peace and security. The international community must join hands to act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other basic norms of international relations.”
2015-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7565 (2015) · source
“China will provide the African Union with a total of $100 million of free military assistance and deploy the first helicopter squadron to United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa. Some of the resources in the China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund will be used to support United Nations peacekeeping operations. China is making every effort to implement the above-mentioned initiatives. We are willing to work with all those concerned to put into practice the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and contribute further to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2015-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7564 (2015) · source
“As a permanent member of the Security Council and the largest developing country, China has been a firm supporter of United Nations peacekeeping operations, and is one of the major troop contributors and donors to peacekeeping operations. China has announced that it will join the new United Nations Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System, take the lead in setting up a permanent peacekeeping police squad and build a peacekeeping standby force of 8,000 troops. China will deploy more personnel with engineering, transportation and medical expertise. In the next five years China will train 2,000 peacekeeping personnel for various countries and implement 10 demining assistance projects, including providing training and equipment.”
2015-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7564 (2015) · source