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Xi Jinping Seeking to Secure Respect for China in U.N. Address Xi Jinping of China Calls for Cooperation and Partnerships in U.N. Speech
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President Xi Jinping of China is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Jane Perlez, a New York Times correspondent in Beijing, looks at what message he has for international leaders and how it might be received. UNITED NATIONS — President Xi Jinping of China called for the countries of the world to make “a new type of international relations featuring win-win cooperation, and create a community of a shared future for mankind.”
The most important thing for Mr. Xi — more important than any particular issue — will be gaining respect for China as the second largest economy, one that is headed to outstrip the United States. Speaking on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Xi stressed that all nations, “big, strong and rich should not bully the small, weak and poor,” and he called for the rejection of the “outdated mind-set that one’s gain means the other’s loss or winner takes all.”
Some countries will be thrilled to see him. Others will be less impressed. Some will believe that China is a responsible member of the international community. Others will be angry that China does not contribute more to international humanitarian causes. He said his vision of a new world order called for countries to seek “partnerships rather than alliances.”
Anything to do with human rights. And China is not in favor of expanding the Security Council. Why? Because it could mean admitting China’s archrival, Japan, to the council. Mr. Xi also announced that China would contribute $1 billion to a new United Nations peace and development fund, which is intended to advance multilateral cooperation. He said that China would soon help set up a new, permanent peacekeeping squad of 8,000 for police missions, and would provide an additional $100 million to the African Union to establish a standby force intended to respond immediately to emergency crises on the continent.
Repeating a long-standing approach to the United Nations, where China has emphasized multilateral solutions, Mr. Xi said that no country could maintain “absolute stability with its own efforts.”
“Those who adopt the high-ended approach of using force will find they are only lifting a rock to drop on their own feet,” he said.
One of the themes of Mr. Xi’s visit to the United Nations is an effort to show that China is willing to shoulder more financial responsibility for United Nations work.
Mr. Xi, who leads the country with the world’s largest carbon emissions, sounded a positive note on the environment, saying China would pursue “green, low carbon development.”
“We should build an ecosystem that puts mother nature and green development first. We are after all part of nature,” Mr. Xi said. He urged countries to “reconcile industrial development and nature.”