Mutual trust highlighted at security forum

Senior military official urges all nations to resolve disputes through dialogue

China's armed forces are willing to join hands with all parties to continuously deepen mutual trust on security issues through improved architecture, enhanced governance and greater cooperation, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday.

In a keynote speech at the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, General Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, said that faced with a world of changes and disorder, all countries should adhere to the principles of win-win cooperation and pursue common development in harmony.

He called on all countries to resolve disputes through dialogue and consultation, and noted that no country should impose its own will on others, put its own benefits above those of others, ensure its own security at the cost of others, or deliberately provoke other countries on major sensitive issues.