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China Puts Forward Proposal on Social Development
China put forward a four-point proposal Wednesday at the special session on social development at the United Nations General Assembly.
The proposal, advanced by Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao at the special session on behalf of the Chinese government, comprises the following four points:
-- It is the shared responsibility of the entire human race to safeguard peace and promote development.
China maintains that international affairs should be handled in accordance with the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and that every country has an obligation to safeguard peace.
A peaceful and stable international environment is the prerequisite for social development of mankind. Without peace, development would be impossible and people would not be able to live and work happily.
The past century has seen monumental achievements unmatched in history in the social development of human society. It is a sacred mission for governments and peoples in the world to achieve greater economic and social development and seek common progress and prosperity of the entire mankind in the new century.
-- The right of a country to choose independently its path of development in light of its specific conditions should be respected.
Given the differences among countries in terms of environment, history, cultural tradition and social system and the disparities in their economic development level, it is impossible to ask all countries to adopt the same development model.
The world's diversity should be respected. The principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in each other's internal affairs should be upheld and nobody should be allowed to impose its development model upon others. The developing countries should have the right to choose, in light of their own conditions, a development path tailored to their specific national characteristics.
-- Economic globalization urgently calls for the establishment of a fair and reasonable new international economic order.
Economic globalization is an inevitable trend of economic development and it brings new opportunities to countries in the world. Nonetheless, due to the hardened irrational international economic order, the globalization process has failed to benefit all countries evenly.
To truly realize a social progress that benefits all requires the establishment of a fair and reasonable new international economic order. Countries, big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are all equal members of the international family and all have the right to take part in the discussion and formulation of the "game rules" for international affairs.
The international organizations, the U.N. in particular, should play an even bigger role in addressing the reasonable propositions and demands from developing countries and in protecting their legitimate rights and interests effectively.
Developed countries should, by taking into account the common interests of mankind, resolve the debt issue of the poverty- stricken countries in an equitable and reasonable manner and provide developing countries with capital and technical assistance without attaching any political strings. In fact, this in turn will help developed countries themselves develop further.
-- Economic and social development remains a central task for the developing countries.
Poverty and unemployment are acute problems for developing countries. The key to their solution lies in economic development.
Economic development provides the foundation for social progress.
Without it, it is impossible to eliminate poverty, create more jobs and improve the lives of the people.
Social progress in turn provides an important guarantee for economic development and facilitates a sustainable and steady economic growth.
The developing countries must keep abreast with times, adopt a carefully-designed development strategy, always maintain social stability, seize the opportunities, accelerate development, reverse once and for all their backwardness and create a better tomorrow by relying on the hard work of all their people.
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