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DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED CHINA

up development of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century
Maritime Silk Road. These efforts will help promote a mutually
reinforcing and complementary relationship between development and
security in the Asia Pacific region.
With its high dependence on maritime routes for energy imports
and trade, ensuring freedom of navigation and maritime safety is of
crucial importance to China. The Chinese government is prepared to
augment dialogue and cooperation with relevant countries to jointly
defend free navigation and safe maritime routes and build a peaceful,
cooperative, and mutually beneficial maritime order.
At the same time, the Chinese people will firmly defend the core
interests of China’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. The UN
Charter and the basic norms of international relations should apply to
all countries. We believe that all countries are equal, regardless of their
wealth, size, or strength. This not only means that they are equal in terms
of rights and interests, but also that they are equal before international
regulations.
China has always remained committed to handling disputes
with other countries on territorial sovereignty and maritime rights
and interests peacefully through dialogue and consultation. China has
settled land border issues with 12 of its 14 neighbors through friendly
consultation, and we will carry on using this method. China sincerely
hopes to work with other countries in the region to build a harmonious
and prosperous Asia Pacific.

Note
1
See note 3, p.102.
2 See note 5, p.102.
3 See note 2, p.102.

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