On September 24,2022 local time,State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the General Debate of the 77thSession of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York,and made a statement titled Making Every Effort for Peace and Development and Shouldering the Responsibility for Solidarity and Progress.

Wang Yi said that we are at a time fraught with challenges.The world has entered a new phase of turbulence and transformation.Changes unseen in a century are accelerating.But we are also at a time full of hope.Peace and development remain the underlying trend of our times.Around the world,the people’s call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before.How should we respond to the call of our times and ride on the trend of history to build a community with a shared future for mankind? China’s answer is firm and clear.

Wang Yi said that since the 18thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened ten years ago,socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era.In the past decade,China has made historic achievements and transformation in pursuing economic and social development.In this decade,it has also realized a historic leap in its relations with the world and made historic contributions to the international community.

Wang Yi said that China is fully implementing a new development philosophy featuring innovative,coordinated,green and open development for all,and it is pursuing high-quality development and fostering a new development paradigm.With the strong leadership of the CPC,concerted efforts of the 1.4 billion people,the notable strengths of socialism with Chinese characteristics,a solid foundation underpinning sustained rapid development,and strong confidence in achieving development through its own efforts,China will enjoy sustained and sound development,usher in even brighter prospects,and make more splendid miracles come true.

Wang Yi stressed that as China has one-fifth of the global population,its march toward modernization has important,far-reaching significance for the world.The path that China pursues is one of peace and development,not one of plunder and colonialism;it is a path of win-win cooperation,not one of zero-sum game;and it is one of harmony between man and Nature,not one of destructive exploitation of resources.We will continue to contribute our input to meeting the challenges facing human development,and make our contribution to creating a new form of human advancement.

Wang Yi said that next month,the CPC will convene its 20thNational Congress in Beijing.This Congress will,in response to the expectation of all the Chinese people,set well-conceived goals and tasks for China’s development in the next five years and beyond,and it will draw an overarching plan for China’s future development.Having reached a new historical starting point,China will follow the Chinese path to modernization to achieve the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.China will work with other countries to make every effort for peace and development,shoulder the responsibility for solidarity and progress,build a community with a shared future for mankind,and embrace an even better world.