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1. “That is not only a development issue, it also has a bearing on peace and security. The international community should approach the issue by making efforts in three areas. First, it must strengthen the preservation, development and management of water resources in order to remove the root causes of conflicts driven by water scarcity. All countries should prioritize the safeguarding of peace and security, strengthen cooperation with others, improve scientific development of water resources and allocate water resources reasonably and conserve and efficiently use them. They should comprehensively upgrade their water- security-related capabilities so that the sharing of water resources can actually enhance mutually beneficial cooperation. In that way, we can also avoid friction and conflicts caused by water scarcity.”

   2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

2. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank Foreign Minister Ndiaye for presiding over the Security Council's open debate on water, peace and security. My thanks also go to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. China listened carefully to the briefings by Mr. Tiirk, Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace; Ms. Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Mr. Waslekar, President of Strategic Foresight Group. Water is indispensable to human survival and to sustainable economic and social development. In recent years, climate change and environmental degradation have led to frequent natural disasters. In some countries there is a severe shortage of drinking water. The problem of water scarcity is increasingly acute and prominent.”

   2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

3. “We are committed to developing a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation at its core and building a community with a common, secure and bright future for us all.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

4. “China will continue to participate in United Nations peacekeeping in Africa and will help African countries to strengthen their capacity-building in national defence, anti-terrorism, riot prevention, customs management and immigration control. The coordinators' meeting of the implementation of the outcome of the Summit of the Forum on China- Africa Cooperation was successfully concluded in July in Beijing, which further promoted practical cooperation between China and Africa in many areas. China is willing to work jointly with African countries and actively implement the outcome of the Johannesburg Summit and safeguard peace and stability on the African continent.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

5. “Last year at the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, President Xi Jinping and the African leaders unanimously decided that the Chinese-African relationship would be upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership and highlighted that, in the coming three years, the emphasis would be placed on implementing cooperation plans in the following 10 areas: industrialization, agricultural modernization, infrastructure, financing, green development, trade, facilitating investment, improving people's livelihoods, and eradicating poverty, public health, people-to-people exchanges and peace and security.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

6. “So far, it has already participated in 16 United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, and there are 2,600 Chinese peacekeepers in missions such as in Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Darfur, and in the Sudan and Liberia. At the summit commemorating the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that within the next five years China would provide $100 million to the African Union in military assistance grants to support building up the African Standby Force and the crisis rapid response force.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

7. “Scaling up the AU's capacity-building in peace and security is conducive to better efforts in managing good offices and mediation and assuming more responsibilities in peacekeeping. It promotes the comprehensive settlement of regional issues. We hope that the United Nations will provide more support to buildingthe African Union's collective security mechanism in personnel training, setting up institutions, logistical support and funding, and that it will support building the African Standby Force and rapid response force in combating threats posed by terrorism and piracy in the region and effectively enhance the capacity of collective African security. China attaches great importance and is strongly committed to promoting cooperation with the African Union in peace and security.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

8. “The African Union has ample experience with good offices and mediation and advantages in geography, history and culture. Therefore, it has a unique role to play in resolving contentious issues in Africa. China supports the United Nations in listening to the viewpoints of the AU and African countries so as to ensure that all parties, in the process of reaching political settlements on contentious African issues, can make full use of their respective advantages, complement each other, strengthen their coordination, take into account the root causes of regional hotspots, scale up the AU's input and thereby develop comprehensive and targeted solutions to issues. Fourthly, we should support the AU in building the capacity of its collective security mechanism.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

9. “Secondly, we should encourage shared notions in promoting collective security. The countries of the world are interdependent, with intertwined security. Parties should adhere to a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable concept of security and seek and promote security through cooperation. The cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union should be based on the concept of common security. They must strengthen strategic planning and engage in comprehensive cooperation in conflict prevention, resolving regional hotspot issues, safeguarding peace and peacebuilding so as to achieve win-win cooperation and common security. Thirdly, we should coordinate and cooperate better, so as to promote the settlement of regional issues.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

10. “First, we should jointly uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The Security Council has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. The AU is an important platform for African countries to collectively respond to threats and challenges in the region. In accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, the strengthening of cooperation between the AU and the United Nations is conducive to maintaining peace and stability in Africa. The United Nations should continue to support the African Union in its efforts to settle disputes through such peaceful means as dialogue, consultation, good offices and mediation, while respecting States' sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

11. “In recent years, the United Nations and the AU have continued to advance cooperation in the area of peace and security, jointly work towards a political settlement of the questions of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together deploy forces in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, engage in post-war reconstruction in Liberia and Sierra Leone and play a positive role in safeguarding peace and stability on the African continent. China supports the strengthening of AU and United Nations cooperation in the area of peace and security and building partnerships of cooperation to safeguard regional peace and security. China would like to highlight the following points with regard to strengthening the cooperation between the United Nations and the AU in the area peace and security.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

12. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China thanks Senegal for convening today's meeting and we welcome Foreign Minister Ndiaye as he presides over today's meeting. We listened very attentively to the statements by Assistant Secretary-General Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, Ambassador Antonio and Mr. Kaberuka. The African Union (AU) is committed to African countries' strength in unity, cooperation, solidarity and to promoting the resolution of African issues in African ways and safeguarding peace and stability on the African continent. The international community universally commends its efforts.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

13. “China is ready to deepen integration of interests under the framework of the One Belt, One Road initiative, strengthen ties, expand dialogue between the Chinese civilization and the Islamic civilization and commit iteself to forging a new type of international relations predicated upon win-win cooperation, all with a View to building a shared community of destiny and creating a safer and better future for humankind.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

14. “China attaches great importance to the unique role of OIC, appreciates the significant contribution OIC has made in promoting cooperation among Islamic States, supports OIC in its ongoing efforts to maintain international peace and security and regional peace and security, engage in counter-terrorism and promote common development. Over the past four decades, China has conducted friendly exchanges with Islamic States and identified the ways for different civilizations, religions and social systems to live together.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

15. “The international community needs to vigorously promote mutual respect, openness and inclusiveness in a spirit of civilized dialogue and facilitate mutual learning about the diversity of civilizations, in order to foster a social atmosphere where different nationalities, cultures and religions can treat each other as equals and coexist in harmony and promote civil exchanges aimed at peace while respecting differences and achieving harmony through openness and inclusiveness. China enjoys deep, friendly and cooperative relations with Islamic States.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

16. “The international community should adopt vigorous measures to strengthen the monitoring of the Internet and crack down on terrorist organizations that are using the Internet to publish incendiary violent videos to spread terrorist ideologies and extremist ideas, recruit operatives, raise funds and plan or implement acts of terrorism. Thirdly, dialogue among different civilizations to achieve peaceful coexistence and harmony needs to be supported. Dialogue and exchanges are effective tools for enhancing mutual understanding among different civilizations, different religions and different cultures and facilitating inclusion.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

17. “The United Nations and the Security Council need to play a leading and coordinating role in international counter-terrorism cooperation. Parties need to implement relevant Security Council resolutions in a comprehensive manner, strengthen exchange of information, border-control and law- enforcement cooperation, combat cross-border training by terrorist organizations, and cut off the transborder flow of terrorists, all of which will serve to put strong international pressure on terrorists. Secondly, we must give priority to cyber counter- terrorism and cut off the channels for spreading terrorist ideology. The Internet and social media and other high-tech applications have become major platforms for terrorists to spread their ideology and violent extremist ideas.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

18. “In certain countries, some people, especially young people, have been hoodwinked into violent extremist and terrorist activities, causing serious harm. Counter-terrorism is an important area where the United Nations and OIC have conducted significant cooperation. China supports the United Nations and the Security Council in pushing forward their cooperation with OIC in fighting terrorist ideology. Accordingly, China would now like to offer the following comments. First, we must stick to a unified criteria and forge a sophisticated counter-terrorism network. Acts of terrorism - whenever, wherever, by whomever committed and in whatever forms and manifestations they arise - need to be fought resolutely. Counter- terrorism should not be linked to any specific nationality or religion.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

19. “Since it attained United Nations observer status, OIC has strengthened cooperation with the United Nations in such areas as dispute prevention and mediation, intercultural dialogue and humanitarian assistance. It has also actively pushed for political settlements in Somalia, Afghanistan, Mali, Libya and the Central African Republic, which has earned it international recognition and appreciation. China supports the strengthening of cooperation between OIC and the United Nations, consolidating collective security mechanisms in a joint effort to maintain international peace and security. Terrorism is posing a grave threat to international peace and security and is therefore a common challenge for all of humankind. Terrorists and extremist forces propagate terrorist ideology and violent extremism.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

20. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates the initiative of the Senegalese presidency to convene today's meeting. China attentively listened to the statements of Assistant Secretary-General Jenca; the Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Opeloyeru; and professor Diagne of Columbia University. OIC is a major organization of Islamic States designed to promote unity, cooperation and self- improvement. By making use of its religious, historical and cultural advantages, it has played a positive role in promoting the settlement of regional hotspot issues and in facilitating post-conflict reconstruction.”

    2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source

21. “China stands ready to work with the vast United Nations membership in the concerted common effort to further improve the United Nations peacekeeping system in the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

22. “China has always firmly supported and actively participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations. We have dispatched a total of more than 30,000 peacekeepers. As we speak, more than 2,600 of them are serving in 11 peacekeeping missions. China is the largest TCC among the Council's permanent members, and the second-largest financial contributor to the peacekeeping budget. China is comprehensively implementing the commitments declared by Chinese leaders to further support United Nations peacekeeping operations. We have achieved importantprogress in areas including the generation of standby forces, dispatching helicopter squadrons and the training of peacekeepers from various countries and helping African countries strengthen peacekeeping capacity-building.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

23. “Peacekeepers perform tasks on the front lines, despite all difficulties and dangers, to assist the United Nations in discharging its Charter-based responsibilities, while making important contributions and sacrifices. The long-term development of United Nations peacekeeping operations also depends on the efforts of TCCs and PCCs. TCCs must be accorded the respect and recognition they deserve, or the long- term development of United Nations peacekeeping operations will be negatively affected. It is essential to strengthen communications among the Security Council, the Secretariat and the TCCs, give full play to the role of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations as the deliberative organ on peacekeeping policies, and amplify the voice of the TCCs in peacekeeping affairs.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

24. “It is essential to ensure that peacekeeping operations are afforded the required training and resources to ensure that they have the capabilities necessary for the implementation of their mandates. It is essential to pay attention to the actual difficulties faced by TCCs from developing countries and encourage strengthened capacity- building on the part of those countries through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Fourthly, it is important to recognize the role of TCCs. Peacekeeping forces represent the fundamental guarantee of United Nations peacekeeping operations. TCCs and police-contributing countries (PCCs) are the main actors in carrying out peacekeeping operations.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

25. “As the user and manager of such a large amount of resources, the Secretariat must improve its management level and efficiency, optimize the logistics support mechanism and demonstrate its responsible attitude towards the entire membership by ensuring that peacekeeping resources are used optimally, while eliminating waste. In areas such as procurement and outsourcing of services and the formulation of budgets, the related regulations and systems must be strictly abided by. It is essential that precious peacekeeping resources be used with maximum efficiency. Adequate and responsive predeployment training, as well as necessary equipment and other resources, will guarantee the implementation of peacekeeping operation mandates.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

26. “The Secretariat and special missions should formulate detailed security and safety guidelines and, in coordination with TCCs and host countries, strengthen follow-up and assessment of local security situations, enhance pre-warning capabilities against security threats and internal information sharing and ensure that security protection, adequate equipment and resources are put in place, as well as strengthen medical rescue and evacuation capabilities in high-risk emergency environments. Thirdly, it is important to strengthen logistical support. The peacekeeping budget for the year 2016- 2017, approved by the General Assembly in June, amounted to $7.87 billion.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

27. “It is essential to focus on strengthening the contingent command capability of the various missions and the coordinated action among the military, police and civilian components of missions with the aim of forming synergies. That is particularly important for the overall efficacy and performance of missions in emergency situations. Secondly, it is also important to strengthen the security, early-warning and protection capabilities of peacekeepers. According to statistics provided by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in the year 2015 alone, a total of 129 peacekeepers paid the ultimate price. In the first eight months of this year, that number had already reached 69. The safety and security of peacekeepers must be afforded greater attention.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

28. “Thirdly, the Secretariat should proceed from the overall long-term interests of peacekeeping operations and comprehensively examine new situations and new challenges in peacekeeping operations. It should seriously summarize experiences and lessons learned and grasp crucial links with a View to systematically improving peacekeeping operations and strengthening their efficacy and capacity to deal with complex situations. First, it is essential to improve the entire command system. The Headquarters is charged with the strategic planning and designing of the peacekeeping operations system, with a focus on situation analysis and providing policy guidance to various missions. It is necessary to avoid replacing macro-management with micro-interventions.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

29. “Missions are there to assist in rebuilding the host country, and therefore adequate attention should be afforded to the host country's ownership, while focusing on the host country's "blood-generating function and avoiding attempts to be all-encompassing, which will result only in diverting peacekeeping resources from the central goal of the maintenance ofpeace, thus affecting the overall effects of the peacekeeping operation. Terrorism is a common threat faced by the international community. China understands the desire on the part of some countries that hope that peacekeeping operations play a greater role in counter- terrorism efforts. Peacekeeping missions can indeed act in accordance with Council mandates and, where necessary, help host countries strengthen capacity- building on counter-terrorism.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

30. “When formulating or renewing the mandates of peacekeeping operations, it is essential to comprehensively take into account the priority needs and prevailing circumstances in host countries and the ability of troop-contributing countries (TCCs), while focusing on the central task ofthe maintenance ofpeace. It is essential to ensure that mandates are explicit, clear and operable, and, in keeping with dynamic demands, that they continually adjust to the priority tasks and focus of the work of the various stages.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

31. “Once the situation changes and the host country requests the withdrawal of the peacekeeping operation, the Secretariat should establish, under the Council's political guidance, a specific withdrawal timetable and avoid an open-ended stay in the host country. Secondly, the mandates ofpeacekeeping operations should be explicit and operable, with a clear focus. Mandates are the basis and guide for peacekeeping operations in conducting operations, as well as an important factor with an impact on the efficacy of an operation. In changing circumstances, peacekeeping missions face a wide array of factors that affect their performance.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

32. “The purpose of deploying peacekeeping operations is to help host countries establish and maintain a sustainable environment of peace so as to create conditions for the political settlement of disputes. Adequate cooperation on the part of host country Governments is an important prerequisite in ensuring that peacekeeping operations achieve their goals. Conditions vary from one host country to another and circumstances change constantly. It is therefore essential to adequately respect the host country's sovereignty and, in keeping with changing circumstances, strengthen communication with the host country regarding the peacekeeping operation's deployment timeline and adjustment of the mandate, while fully heeding the opinion of the host country.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

33. “Today's open meeting is most timely. It is hoped that all parties will take full advantage ofit so as to engage in an in-depth reflection on the situations, tasks and future developments facing United Nations peacekeeping operations with ideas for further improvement. China wishes to elaborate on the following points. First, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as the three principles governing peacekeeping operations, namely, the consent of the parties, impartiality and non-use of force except for self-defence and defence of mandates, are the cornerstones of peacekeeping operations to which we must commit ourselves.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

34. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates Senegal's initiative in holding today's ministerial meeting. We welcome Foreign Minister Ndiaye as he presides over this meeting. I wish to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Executive Director Fedotov, Secretary-General Jean, Executive Director Laborde and Director Boutellis for their respective briefings. At present, the international situation is undergoing profound changes, and the environment and the tasks that United Nations peacekeeping operations are facing are getting increasingly complex. The formulation and execution of the mandates of peacekeeping operations are encountering serious challenges. The system of peacekeeping operations needs to keep up with the times and be better able to adapt to the changing situation and actual needs.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

35. “China, together with other countries, is ready to carry the Shanghai spirit forward and move ahead with the continued cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations and work together to establish a new order of international relations built on cooperation and mutual benefit. China hopes to forge a community with a shared future so as to work together to achieve durable peace and security and prosperity f a world we all aspire to.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

36. “China has actively implemented SCO development strategies until 2025 and adopted measures to make sure that the One Belt, One Road initiative became SCO development strategy. China has carried out measures to comprehensively promote cooperation in all areas. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the sixteenth meeting of the Council of Heads of State, where he proposed that SCO make security and the maintenance of regional peace and security its first priority. China has called for accelerated negotiations on the SCO anti-extremism convention, and announced a series of practical measures in support of deepening cooperation within the SCO. Together with other leaders of SCO, China published the Tashkent Declaration, which coincided with the fifteenth anniversary of SCO and made a great contribution in that connection.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

37. “It has established a relationship of cooperation with the United Nations, CIS and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It has thereby set a good example for regional and international cooperation, which should be efficient, open and mutually beneficial. The Shanghai spirit has vitality and values that transcend geography and time. It has provided a useful lesson to all those who seek to establish good-neighbourly relationships and common prosperity. It has also injected Vitality into the establishment of a new international order of relationships based on cooperation and achieving win-win solutions. As an important member of SCO, China consistently supports SCO efforts to play a positive role in maintaining regional peace and security and seeking common development.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

38. “They have thereby played an able part in maintaining regional peace, stability and development. China expresses its appreciation in that connection. The year 2016 marks the fifteenth anniversary of SCO. Since its founding in 2001, SCO has kept abreast with the trends of the time and has advocated the practice of the Shanghai Spirit, which is embodied by mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and seeking common progress. It has achieved remarkable results. Members of SCO have signed the long-term Treaty of Good Neighbourship, which has provided mutual support to the paths of development chosen by each member and has chosen to seek mutual trust and common development. SCO has adopted a policy of openness and expanded relations beyond its purview.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

39. “Thirdly, it is necessary to take into account the focuses and priorities of regional and subregional organizations and to clarify the orientation of cooperation, strengthen coordination and form synergy. Fourthly, it is necessary to fully exploit the unique advantages of regional and subregional organizations with respect to geography, history and culture. Furthermore, it is necessary to establish means of cooperation so as to build a relationship of global partnership based on dialogue instead of confrontation and partnership instead of alliance. In recent years, SCO, CSTO and CIS have achieved positive results in fighting terrorism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, and promoting economic trade cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

40. “It is necessary to encourage and support regional and subregional organizations in peacefully resolving their regional hotspot issues through dialogue, consultation, good offices and mediation. It is necessary to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the countries concerned. Secondly, it is necessary to adopt a collective, holistic, collaborative and sustainable concept of security. It is necessary to take into account the historical background and current circumstances of the issues concerned, adopt a moderate approach and take holistic measures to seek and promote security through cooperation and the realization of mutual benefits and common security, which represent a win-win situation.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

41. “As the core of the international collective security mechanism, the Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international security. Cooperation in the areas of peace and security carried out between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, is conducive to further strengthening the international collective security mechanism and better maintaining international peace and security. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations should abide by the following principles. First, it is necessary to adhere to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

42. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China commends the Russian presidency for its initiative in convening today's meeting. I wish to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon; the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Mr. Alimov; the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Mr. Bordyuzha; and the Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Mr. Ivanov, for their respective briefings. At present, the international situation is complex and undergoing profound changes. Regional hotspot issues have surfaced one after the other. Traditional and non-traditional security threats are interwoven.”

    2016-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7796 (2016) · source

43. “The parties should respond actively to the United Nations assistance programme for Palestine and engage in economic cooperation with Palestine in order to improve its humanitarian situation and living conditions. China will continue to provide assistance to Palestine and is willing to work within the cooperative framework of our one-belt-one-road initiative to help Palestine achieve economic and social development as soon as possible.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

44. “China supports all efforts conducive to easing tensions between Palestine and Israel and for the achievement of the two-State solution. We support the establishment of more effective peacemaking mechanisms for the Middle East. We support the Council taking practical steps as soon as possible to actively respond to the legitimate concerns of Palestine and Arab States and play a larger role in pushing the parties concerned to put an end to conflict and restart peace negotiations. Fourthly, we should continue to push forward economic reconstruction in Palestine. China urges Israel to cooperate with international assistance efforts and comprehensively lift its blockade against Gaza.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

45. “The legitimate security concerns of the countries of the region should be respected. Thirdly, the international community should provide guarantees for the advancement of the peace process. A series of new ideas for a resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli issue were recently raised, including the convening of an international peace conference on the issue and expanding peacemaking efforts on the Middle East. When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the Middle East peace process ministerial conference in Paris, he put forward China's ideas for a settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli issue. He called on the international community to explore peacemaking efforts on a broader scale, take follow-up measures for peace talks, and establish incentive mechanisms for peace.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

46. “Secondly, Palestine and Israel should exercise restraint and continue peace talks, which is the only practical way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli issue. The fact that the peace talks are stalled can only serve to drag Palestine and Israel into a vicious cycle of esclating violence, which would be a disaster for both sides. Only through an early resumption of talks will it be possible to arrive at a lasting settlement and achieve peace and stability between Palestine and Israel, as well as in the entire region. Israel and Palestine should put an end to violent confrontations. Israel should take the lead to show good faith, cease settlement activities and put an end to the demolition of Palestinian homes, so as to create conditions for relaunching peace talks.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

47. “It should take practical steps to push for a settlement ofthe Palestinian-Israeli issue and the early realization of the two-State solution. First, we should remain committed to moving in the correct direction of building an independent State of Palestine and achieving peaceful coexistence between Palestine and Israel. The establishment of a fully sovereign State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people and the key to the settlement of the question of Palestine. The parties should work on the basis of the principle of land for peace, the two-State solution, the Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the Security Council, so as to resolutely push forward the peace process.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

48. “Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): China appreciates Russia's initiative to convene this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I wish to thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs O'Brien for their briefings. The question ofPalestine is at the core ofthe Middle East issue and the source of the problems in the region. Safeguarding the legitimate national rights and interests of the Palestinian people is a shared responsibility of the international community. The current situation in Palestine is dire, with constant violent conflicts, peace talks at a stalemate and a profound humanitarian disaster. The international community cannot stand by while the Palestinian people suffer and the Middle East peace process is stalled.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

49. “In view of the fact that the overall security situation in Haiti is improving and that the Haitian National Police has been growing, MINUSTAH should consider withdrawal at the appropriate time and not remain endlessly in Haiti. The Haitian Government should take upon itself the responsibility for maintaining its national security and stability. It is China's hope that the Secretariat and the Haitian Government will strengthen communication and assess the situation in Haiti in a timely manner, while ensuring stability in Haiti and the smooth functioning of the new Government. Appropriate arrangements should be made regarding the future presence of the United Nations in Haiti.”

    2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source

50. “The international community should promptly honour its assistance commitment, enhance targeted assistance and help the Haitian Government in enhancing its governance capacity so that Haiti will be able to stand on its own and achieve development at an early date. The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), under the leadership of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honore, has played an important role in advancing the electoral process and maintaining security and stability in Haiti. China expresses its appreciation in that regard. China has always maintained that United Nations peacekeeping operations should be adjusted in the light of developments in the host countries, with the ultimate purpose of withdrawing.”

    2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source