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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 19. In September 2020, China’s head of state diplomacy has another “busy month.” The Foreign Ministry announced on the 15th that President Xi Jinping will be invited to attend high-level meetings on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations by video and deliver an important speech.
Five years ago, from September 26 to 28, 2015, President Xi Jinping attended a series of summits on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in New York. Three days and two nights, the frenzied “United Nations time” begins –
As head of the founding member states of the United Nations, he delivered an important speech at the United Nations Development Summit and the General Assembly General Debate;
As the specially invited President of the Head of State, she chaired the Round Table on South-South Cooperation and the first phase of the World Summit of Women;
As the leader of a major participant, attend the UN Climate Change Leaders luncheon and UN Peacekeeping Summit and deliver keynote speeches;
Meet then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of seven countries respectively;
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At the United Nations multilateral diplomatic stage, President Xi explained to all parties China’s proposals on the international order and the future and destiny of humanity, and presented a series of China’s pragmatic and cooperative initiatives and measures, They left a deep impression on the participants and gained international attention. Widely praised by society.
“The First Report” selects 3 of these shots to take you back to the “time of the United Nations” of President Xi 5 years ago.
Scene 1: Leaders from many countries line up to shake hands and congratulate
“President Xi arrived in New York at dawn on September 26, local time, and appeared in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters at 10 am that day. The United Nations Summit for Development is the first event President Xi attended at the United Nations. ” Retired.
When the President of the General Assembly announced that the President of the People’s Republic of China had been invited to speak, President Xi took firm steps towards the United Nations forum, and warm applause was heard from the General Assembly Hall.
How to solve the various global challenges facing humanity? President Xi said: “We must hold onto the key to development.”
At the summit, President Xi referred to the concept of development focused on equity, openness, comprehensiveness and innovation, and proposed a series of development cooperation measures:
Establish an Assistance Fund for South-South Cooperation; increase investment in least developed countries; exempt relevant least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States from intergovernmental interest-free loans due at the end of 2015; establish the International Development Knowledge Center; discuss building a global energy Internet …
When President Xi announced the above measures, warm applause was repeated at the meeting.
Wu Hongbo, then UN Under-Secretary-General, said that when President Xi stepped off the podium, twenty to thirty leaders of other countries lined up to shake hands and congratulate him, and the halls were packed.
“This is the first time since the opening of the United Nations Development Summit, a day and a half, that a head of state has lined up to shake hands with another head of state,” said Wu Hongbo.
Scene 2: 20 minutes of speech and 15 applause
September 28, 2015, first day of the general debate of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations. Leaders from around the world met to discuss plans for peaceful development.
At 11:25 a.m., in the eyes of everyone, President Xi went to the UN forum. As an on-site French translator, Christian Landhan witnessed this “Chinese moment”.
“Before President Xi’s speech, many dignitaries, reporters and staff were seated in advance. There were a lot of people in the room, and some of them could only stand,” Lang Dehan said.
In his speech, President Xi reviewed the development of the United Nations, reviewed the spirit of the United Nations Charter, and introduced China’s initiative to “join forces to build new partners for mutually beneficial cooperation and community building. with a shared future for humanity. “
“The ideas and proposals put forward by President Xi in his speech are very consistent with the values pursued by the United Nations, and his strong support for multilateralism is particularly impressive to me,” Landhan recalled.
“Standing in front of the podium with a dark green marble background, President Xi called for the establishment of a new type of international relations.” American journalist Bill Riley still remembered President Xi’s speech.
Riley said: “I remember he said that all countries in the world are equal, and that the big cannot be used to dominate the small, the strong to intimidate the weak and the rich to intimidate the poor. These words were deeply accepted. by the participants “.
On the road, the world is public. The wisdom and responsibility of China’s proposals drew wide resonance among the audience.
“20 minutes of conversation, 15 warm applause!” Xu Jianmei recorded this in the report at the time.
Take 3: Revealing the “Peace Zun”
On the morning of September 27, 2015, accompanied by the sound of the “Kaka” shutter, President Xi and then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon slowly removed a piece of red silk cloth. The main color “Peace Zun” is displayed in front of the world.
“Peace Zun” is a gift that China gave to the United Nations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. It is made of cloisonne, an intangible cultural heritage of China, with exquisite design and rich meaning:
The dragon decoration on the top symbolizes vigilance and peace, and the elephant heads and phoenixes on both sides symbolize peace in the world and the health of the people. The seven doves of peace flying high, representing the United Nations’ 70-year struggle for world peace.
Ban Ki-moon delivered an enthusiastic speech at the scene. He said that “Peace Respect” represents the common values and close cooperative relationship between China and the United Nations, and thanked China for its contribution to the cause of world peace and development.
China’s support for the United Nations has always been constant; China’s commitment to the world is a promise.
—— China’s 8,000-strong reserve peacekeeping force and 300-strong permanent peacekeeping police have completed registration with the United Nations;
-The China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund has carried out more than 80 projects;
-The Assistance Fund for South-South Cooperation has implemented more than 80 projects in more than 30 developing countries;
-Donate US $ 10 million to UN Women;
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Over the past five years, President Xi’s initiatives and actions presented during the series of summits marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations have been implemented.
Today, century-long changes in the world are accelerating and evolving, and various global challenges follow one after another. To keep the peace, promote development and promote cooperation, the international community further awaits China’s plan and contribution. (Reporters: Chen Shan, Shi Xiaomeng, Xie E; Photograph: Ma Zhancheng, Pang Xinglei, Li Tao; Editors: Hao Weiwei, Wang Shen, Tang Zhiqiang; Visual: Chen Shan; Produced by the International Department of Xinhua News Agency )