Staunch upholder of peace and security

China has long upheld the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. It believes that the Five Principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual nonaggression, mutual noninterference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence, are a common asset of the international community, and should be valued, inherited and further promoted.

China's guiding thought on diplomacy provides strategic guidance for the country to draw wisdom from the Five Principles in its efforts to build consensus on tackling the problems and challenges facing the world today. It underscores that rather than being obsolete, they have only become more appealing and should be valued, inherited and further promoted.

As Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed on Thursday, they "remain as relevant as ever under current circumstances". Speaking at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wang called for G20 members to act as the guardians of world peace by putting these principles into practice.