Shenzhen Satellite TV:
Some people believe that, since the launch of the UN peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs), the world is far from being peaceful. Conflicts and wars still exist in many regions. They believe that the peacekeeping operations have failed to fully play their desired role. What's your comment on this?
Ren Guoqiang:
A few days ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued the Position Paper of the People's Republic of China on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, which clearly pointed out that the UN has always taken peace as its mission over that past 75 years. The practice of the UN peacekeeping operations over the past seven decades shows that, despite some insufficiencies, it still plays an instrumental role in preventing new world wars, mitigating regional conflicts, alleviating humanitarian disasters, and promoting world peaceful development. In response to the challenges and difficulties faced by the UN peacekeeping operations, we believe that countries should continue to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, work to build a new type of international relationship structure featuring mutual respect, equity, fairness, justice and win-win cooperation, further strengthening the central role of the UN in peacekeeping operations, and fully leverage the role of peacekeeping operations in safeguarding international peace and security. All members of the international community should join hands to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Thanks.
Thecover.cn:
It is noted that complex and profound changes have occurred in the international landscape. The same is true for UN peacekeeping operations. Given that, how does the White Paper assess the current international peacekeeping situation? Thanks.
Luo Wei:
About the situation of peacekeeping operations across the world, we didn't dedicate a specific chapter to discussion of it. However, we do believe that the world is going through profound changes not seen in a century, and the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting on and accelerating such changes. Uncertainties and destabilizing factors in the international security situation are on the rise, and there are diverse threats to world peace. The UN peacekeeping operations are faced with multiple challenges, including increasing constraints, heavier tasks and a more complex security environment. China will continue to play its part as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, firmly support and participate in peacekeeping operations, actively respond to the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative, and support reasonable and necessary reforms in the UNPKOs. China will contribute its fair share to building an open, inclusive, clean, and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity.
