China under Xi will not ‘dodge disputes’ with neighbours: Yang
18 Aug 2013 4:08 AM IST
China under the new leadership will not ‘dodge disputes’ with neighbours and forsake its core national interests, a top Chinese diplomat on Friday said, making it clear that no country should expect Beijing to swallow the ‘bitter fruit’ undermining its sovereignty and security.
In an article carried by the state media here on the foreign policy priorities of the new leadership under President Xi Jinping, State Councillor Yang Jiechi said, ‘we must keep in mind the bottom line, working for the best but preparing for the worst.’ Yang, who earlier served as the Foreign Minister, is now Special Representative on the boundary talks with India.
‘Comrade Xi Jinping has stressed that while firmly committed to peaceful development we definitely must not forsake our legitimate interests or compromise our core national interests,’ Yang said in the article 'Innovations in China's diplomatic theory and practice under new conditions'.
But at the same time China will endeavour to properly handle the differences and problems by promoting exchanges in various fields with them, he said. His comments assume significance in the backdrop of China's attempts to forge relations with India with which it has long standing border disputes. ‘No country should expect us to swallow the bitter fruit that undermines our sovereignty, security and development interests,’ Yang said.
‘We will endeavour to properly handle the differences with relevant countries, while working to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields to expand common interests and maintain good relations with neighbouring countries and peace and stability in the region,’ he said.
In an article carried by the state media here on the foreign policy priorities of the new leadership under President Xi Jinping, State Councillor Yang Jiechi said, ‘we must keep in mind the bottom line, working for the best but preparing for the worst.’ Yang, who earlier served as the Foreign Minister, is now Special Representative on the boundary talks with India.
‘Comrade Xi Jinping has stressed that while firmly committed to peaceful development we definitely must not forsake our legitimate interests or compromise our core national interests,’ Yang said in the article 'Innovations in China's diplomatic theory and practice under new conditions'.
But at the same time China will endeavour to properly handle the differences and problems by promoting exchanges in various fields with them, he said. His comments assume significance in the backdrop of China's attempts to forge relations with India with which it has long standing border disputes. ‘No country should expect us to swallow the bitter fruit that undermines our sovereignty, security and development interests,’ Yang said.
‘We will endeavour to properly handle the differences with relevant countries, while working to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields to expand common interests and maintain good relations with neighbouring countries and peace and stability in the region,’ he said.
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