Explanation of Words | Appreciating the Five Principles of Chinese Civilization's Way of Living from the Perspective of "Goodness to Neighbors" | Country | Explanation of Words

The Chinese nation is a peace loving nation. The pursuit of peace, harmony, harmony, and harmony is deeply rooted in the spiritual world of the Chinese nation and deeply dissolved in the blood of the Chinese people.

"Benevolence and kindness towards neighbors" is a classic from "Zuo Zhuan: Six Years of Duke Yin". The original text is "Benevolence and kindness towards neighbors are treasures of the country", which means to be close to benevolence and friendly with neighbors, and to be the magic weapon of establishing a country.

In the concept of "benevolence and good neighbors", "benevolence" and "good neighbors" are interdependent and complementary relationships. "benevolence" is the foundation for establishing a "good neighbor" relationship, while "good neighbors" is a concrete practice of the concept of "benevolence and good neighbors".

The concept of "benevolence and kindness towards neighbors" embodies the traditional wisdom and way of dealing with the world of the Chinese nation, and has also become one of the ideological sources for building a community with a shared future for mankind today.

In history, ancient China has long adhered to a friendly, open and inclusive foreign policy, which attracted students and businessmen from neighboring countries to come to China. In Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, people from different regions, cultures, religious beliefs, and languages could gather together to share ideas, engage in trade and exchange, and learn from each other. Japan has sent 19 envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study ideology, technology, culture, systems, and more.

In addition to attracting people to China, there have also been some far-reaching international exchange events in history that have become timeless stories of friendly exchanges between China and other countries. Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty went on a mission to the Western Regions, marking the beginning of the Silk Road on land and promoting the exchange of civilizations between China and Western Regions; The Tang Dynasty's Jianzhen's eastward migration comprehensively introduced and disseminated Chinese culture to Japan, including architecture, sculpture, art, literature, medicine, and so on; Zheng He's voyages to the West during the Ming Dynasty not only exported abundant products such as silk, tea, and porcelain, but also taught techniques such as shipbuilding, farming, and animal husbandry along the way.

Since the founding of the CPC, it has attached great importance to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which has endowed the new era value and significance of "kindheartedness and good neighborliness".

On October 1, 1949, at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao Zedong read out the "Announcement of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China" to the world. It was in this founding announcement that the Chinese government solemnly declared: "Any foreign government willing to abide by the principles of equality, mutual benefit, and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty is willing to establish diplomatic relations with it." This declaration opened a new page in the diplomacy of New China.

On December 31, 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai first proposed the five principles of peaceful coexistence between countries during a conversation with the Indian government delegation, namely "mutual respect for territorial sovereignty, non aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence".

At the 1955 Bandung Conference, Premier Zhou Enlai proposed in his speech that "the Five Principles can fully serve as the basis for establishing friendly cooperation and good neighborly relations among us." He also changed "mutual respect for territorial sovereignty" to "mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.". At this point, the expression of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence has been determined.

The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence have been widely accepted by the international community and have opened up a new era in China's diplomacy. By the end of 1979, as many as 120 countries had established diplomatic relations with China, covering all five continents.

Entering a new era of reform and socialist modernization, China has promoted good neighborly cooperation in the region through multiple multilateral dialogue mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, ASEAN China Japan South Korea Cooperation, ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia Cooperation Dialogue, China Russia India, and China Japan South Korea.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has deeply grasped the development trend of China and the world in the new era, and has carried out a series of major theoretical and practical innovations in its foreign work.

Once the initiative was proposed, it received widespread recognition and positive response from the international community. Over the past decade, the initiative has driven nearly a trillion US dollars in investment, formed over 3000 cooperative projects, created 420000 jobs for countries along the Belt and Road, and lifted nearly 40 million people out of poverty.

With the continuous deepening of economic and trade cooperation between China and neighboring countries, the connections and cultural exchanges between the people of China and other countries have become closer. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has strongly supported cultural exchanges with neighboring countries, extensively carried out cooperation in various fields such as education, healthcare, science and technology, and culture, and built bridges of people to people communication one after another.

Looking towards the future, a great country with a brilliant civilization history of over 5000 years, a nation with profound global sentiment and aspirations to contribute to humanity, firmly standing on the correct side of history and the progress of human civilization, guarding the right path and creating new modern Chinese civilization, and steadfastly promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, will undoubtedly make new and greater contributions to the noble cause of human peace and development!