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DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED CHINA

encroach upon them or stand in their way. Here, I would like to point out
a few things to address your concerns.
First, China will not waver in its determination to pursue peaceful
development. We Chinese cherish peace, and we have been a peace-loving
nation throughout our history. Since ancient times, the Chinese have
upheld maxims such as “regard peace as most precious” and “do not to
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others what you would not have others do to you.” After the advent of
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the modern age, China was ravaged by more than a century of turmoil
and war, and development and a decent life were beyond the reach of its
people. Having suffered through this experience, the Chinese people will
never impose the same misery upon any country or nation.
China needs peace. A harmonious and stable domestic environment
and a peaceful international environment are what China needs most.
Neither upheaval nor war serves the fundamental interests of the
Chinese people. While China is imposing in size, our forefathers realized
over 2,000 years ago that “Regardless of size, a state partial to war will
perish.” A review of history shows that countries that attempted to
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pursue their development goals with the use of force invariably failed.
All such empires eventually vanished even though they were once
unparalleled in strength. This is an irrefutable historical truth.
China is dedicated to upholding peace. There is only one trend
in today’s world: that of peace, development, and mutually beneficial
cooperation. Both history and reality have shown that those who follow
this trend will prosper, while those who go against it will perish. Peace
is precious and needs to be protected. We must always be on high
alert against factors that may deprive us of peace. If people want to
enjoy peace but do nothing to uphold it, then it will no longer exist.
We Chinese are committed to pursuing peaceful development, and we
sincerely hope that all other countries will follow this path. We should
counter threats to peace together, joining hands to build a harmonious
world with lasting peace and common prosperity.
Second, China will not waver in its commitment to pursue shared
development. The world today is a community with a shared future
in which markets, capital, resources, information, and talent have all
become highly globalized. Thus, individual countries can only develop if
the world as a whole develops, and vice versa.

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