China firmly upholds national interests, and the United States will continue to do things that China does not like? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes it! The Foreign Relations Law Has Arrived in China | Premier | Foreign Affairs
This week, four prime ministers from Asia, North America, and Oceania came to China at the same time, sparking a new wave of visits to China. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, Barbados Prime Minister Motley, Mongolia Prime Minister Owen Erden, New Zealand Prime Minister Hopkins, and Vietnam Prime Minister Fan Mingzheng attended the 14th Summer Davos Forum and made an official visit to China.
The Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China officially came into effect yesterday. This is the first fundamental, programmatic, and comprehensive foreign relations law of the People's Republic of China. It is an important achievement in improving the foreign-related legal system and enhancing the level of rule of law in foreign work. It is also an important milestone in the legislation of foreign relations in the People's Republic of China. This week, Wang Yi introduced this law in an article published in People's Daily.
Shortly after returning from his visit to China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made wrong remarks about China in an interview. "We are dissatisfied with Antony Blinken's remarks!" Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning urged the US side to stop making irresponsible remarks and use practical actions to fulfill the commitments made by the US side.
Four Prime Ministers Visiting China Simultaneously
Among the four prime ministers, except for Barbados Prime Minister Motelli, the other three prime ministers visited China again after their heads of state or foreign ministers visited.
From November 27th to 28th last year, the President of Mongolia, Khurelskh, paid a state visit to China.From May 1st to 2nd this year, Mongolian Foreign Minister Batzezege visited China. In less than two months, Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun Erden was invited to visit China, and the relationship between China and Mongolia continued to develop well, with frequent high-level exchanges between the two sides.
From March 22nd to 25th this year, New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta visited China, marking the first visit by a New Zealand minister to China in about four years. Both sides exchanged comprehensive and in-depth views on China Singapore relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Three months later, New Zealand Prime Minister Hopkins visited. This visit is also Prime Minister Hopkins' first visit to China since taking office.
Since the beginning of this year, there has been frequent interaction between the high-level officials of the two countries, and intensive exchanges and cooperation between various departments and regions have resumed. The high-level consensus has gradually been implemented. Fan Mingzheng's visit is also the first official visit by the Vietnamese Prime Minister to China in seven years.
On June 27, President Xi Jinping met with the prime ministers of the four countries who were on official visits to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Although China and Pakistan are far apart from each other, they share the same aspirations and work together, and their bilateral relations continue to deepen and develop. China is promoting Chinese path to modernization with high-quality development, which will bring new opportunities for Barbados' development and China Pakistan cooperation. Pakistan is welcome to take the "fast train" of China's development and build a closer China Pakistan community of common destiny with China.
Xi Jinping Meets with Barbados Prime Minister Motley
China will continue to carry out cooperation with Mongolia based on the concept of affinity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, strengthen connectivity between the two countries, promote the construction of the China Mongolia Russia economic corridor, and jointly build the "the Belt and Road" with high quality. China actively promotes global environmental governance and is willing to cooperate with Mongolia in combating desertification, continuing to support Mongolia's plan to plant one billion trees. China is willing to strengthen inter party exchanges and exchanges in governance and politics with Mongolia.
Xi Jinping Meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun Erden
Both sides should continue to carry forward the spirit of striving for excellence and continuously consolidate and deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Singapore. We should continue to view each other as partners rather than opponents, as opportunities rather than threats, and consolidate the foundation for the development of China Singapore relations. We should respect each other, treat each other equally, be open and inclusive, and strive for diversity. We should implement the upgraded version of the China Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and provide a better business environment for each other's enterprises to invest and operate in their own countries.
Xi Jinping Meets with New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins
The two sides should jointly build the "the Belt and Road" in high quality, strengthen the docking of development strategies, give play to complementary advantages, and accelerate practical cooperation in infrastructure, smart customs, green energy and other fields. Both sides should jointly oppose "decoupling and disconnection", oppose the politicization of economic and technological issues, safeguard international fairness and justice and their own development rights, promote the development of the international order towards a more just and reasonable direction, and create a peaceful and stable external environment for the modernization construction of both countries.
Xi Jinping meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Dung
Sorting through the press releases of Xinhua News Agency, it was found that four keywords, "Chinese path to modernization", "community of shared future", "the the Belt and Road" and "multilateralism", frequently appeared in the four bilateral meetings. CCTV comments point out that these four keywords show the world the responsibility of great powers.
The Foreign Relations Law has officially come into effect
On June 28, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress voted to pass the "the People's Republic of China Foreign Relations Law". President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to announce it, which will come into force on July 1, 2023.
The Foreign Relations Law consists of 6 chapters and 45 articles, including Chapter 1 "General Provisions", Chapter 2 "Powers of Foreign Relations", Chapter 3 "Objectives and Tasks of Developing Foreign Relations", Chapter 4 "System of Foreign Relations", Chapter 5 "Safeguards for Developing Foreign Relations", and Chapter 6 "Supplementary Provisions". As a fundamental and comprehensive law in China's foreign affairs field, the content of the Foreign Relations Law covers all aspects of China's foreign relations and work, involving various fields such as politics, economy, culture, etc.
On June 29th, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, pointed out in an article published in the People's Daily that the formulation of the Foreign Relations Law, with a clear stance against all hegemonism and power politics, and against any unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying behavior, is conducive to clarifying countermeasures and restrictive legal provisions against foreign interference, sanctions, and destruction against China. This is conducive to playing a preventive, warning, and deterrent role, providing legal basis for China to exercise its legitimate rights to counter sanctions and counter interference in accordance with the law, and is conducive to firmly and effectively safeguarding national interests through legal means. It is also conducive to better maintaining international fairness and justice.
International Sharp Review also pointed out that this is a law that safeguards national sovereignty, security, and development interests. In recent years, the United States has frequently imposed unilateral sanctions and "long arm jurisdiction" on foreign countries, seriously endangering their sovereignty and interests. The Washington Post published an article in early June stating that Washington is sanctioning 12000 entities. The international community, including China, has been deeply affected by it. The Foreign Relations Law clearly stipulates that "the People's Republic of China has the right to take corresponding countermeasures and restrictive measures against acts that violate international law and basic norms of international relations and endanger the sovereignty, security, and development interests of the People's Republic of China.". Analysts believe that this provision provides a legal basis for China to exercise its legitimate rights against sanctions, interference, and long arm jurisdiction, and is also conducive to better maintaining international fairness and justice.
On the same day, facing inquiries from foreign media, Mao Ning further introduced the main applications of this law.
Mao Ning introduced that the Foreign Relations Law is the first fundamental law that focuses on elaborating China's major foreign policies, principles, positions, and institutional system, and provides overall provisions for China's development of foreign relations. In China's foreign-related legal and regulatory system, the Foreign Relations Law holds a fundamental position and plays a guiding role, with a focus on clarifying the general guiding principles of China's foreign work and making fundamental and principled provisions for various fields of foreign relations work.
Mao Ning stated that the formulation of the Foreign Relations Law reflects China's foreign policy purpose of maintaining world peace and promoting common development, reflects China's strong expectations for peaceful development and win-win cooperation, and demonstrates China's firm belief in building a community with a shared future for mankind, building a new type of international relations, and promoting the common values of all mankind. At the same time, it fully demonstrates China's determination and responsibility to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and uphold international fairness and justice.
"We are dissatisfied with Antony Blinken's remarks!"
After his visit to China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview a few days ago, "It is no secret that there are differences between the two sides. The US side will continue to defend the interests and values of the US, continue to do things that China does not like, and say things that China does not like".
"We are dissatisfied with Antony Blinken's remarks!" On June 29, Mao Ning responded at a regular press conference that the United States, out of a wrong perception of China, pursued a wrong policy towards China, blocked, contained and suppressed China, attacked and discredited China for no reason, and wantonly interfered in China's internal affairs. The words and actions of the United States violate the basic norms of international relations, and China naturally firmly opposes them.
Mao Ning emphasized that mutual respect is the most fundamental principle in dealing with countries, and it is also a necessary principle for the correct coexistence between China and the United States. China urges the United States to stop making irresponsible remarks and to fulfill its commitments with practical actions.
Antony Blinken has just returned home, and another American official said that he hoped that the visit to China would also become the focus of the foreign media. This week, foreign media twice inquired whether US Treasury Secretary Yellen would visit China early next month. Mao Ning stated that China and the United States maintain communication on dialogue and exchanges at all levels, and suggested consulting with the Chinese regulatory authorities.
According to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on June 27th, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng had a phone conversation with US Deputy Secretary of State Sherman. Xie Feng expressed the hope that the United States and China will move towards each other, adhere to the consensus of the Bali meeting between the two heads of state, demonstrate respect and eliminate interference through practical actions, properly handle important sensitive issues such as Taiwan in accordance with the principles of the three joint communiques between China and the United States, strengthen dialogue, control differences, and carry out cooperation, and strive for the gradual return of China US relations to the right track. Sherman welcomed Ambassador Xie Feng to the United States for his new appointment and stated that the US State Department will continue to provide convenience and support for Ambassador Xie's performance. Both sides also exchanged views on issues of common concern and agreed to continue communication.
