By Lawandi Ibrahim Datti Ph.D
China consistently pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and conducts friendly cooperation with other countries in line with their five principles of peaceful coexistence. On this basis, China has diplomatic relations with about 179 countries in the world and partnerships of various forms with almost 110 countries and other regional organizations.
China’s diplomatic goal in the new era is to promote the building of a community-shared future for all mankind. Chinese President Xi Jinping once said “Human beings live in the same global village, at the same time and space where history and reality meet. We are becoming more and more a community of shared future and no country can address its own various challenges facing mankind” China maintains that all countries in the world should develop global collaboration, follow the path of peaceful development together and jointly build a new type of international relations featuring mutual respects, equity, justice and win-win cooperation and an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world of lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity.
China is the advocate and active practitioner of building a community of shared future for mankind.it played a pivotal role in the international responses to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 international financial crisis. As the largest developing country, China’s heart is with its fellow developing country partners. By the end of 2019, China had provided nearly RMB 400 billion in development assistance to more than 160 countries and international organizations and dispatched over 600,000 aid workers, over 700 of who laid down their lives in aiding the development of other countries. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 over three years ago, China has actively promoted international cooperation in the pandemic response. It has launched a global humanitarian relief operation in the history of New China.
China has always been a supporter, mediator and facilitator of the peace and reconciliation process in different countries. China is also committed to the Asian community with a shared future. Neighbouring countries have always been the main focus of Chinese diplomacy and mutual benefits.
Dr. Lawandi Ibrahim Datti Ph.D, Director Researcher Expert, Nigeria/China Juncao Technology Center. Nigeria.
