OPINION: While pursuing its own development, China has stood united and co-operated with South Africa and other African countries to tide them over in difficult times, writes Chen Xiaodong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa.
This year marks the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 72nd birthday of the People’s Republic of China. Under the strong leadership of the CPC and thanks to the tenacious efforts of the Chinese people, the great land of China has undergone tremendous changes. It has stood up, grown rich, and become strong, creating a miracle in the history of human development.
The Chinese people have since stood up, and began to embark on a remarkable journey toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. A new chapter has been written in national effort towards great rejuvenation. As the CPC celebrates its 100th birthday, China has fulfilled its first centenary goal on schedule and made historic progress in eradicating absolute poverty. China's economy was the first to recover from the pandemic and rebounded strongly, with a year-on-year growth of 12.7% in the first half of 2021.
We firmly believe that there is only one system in the world, and that is the international system with the UN at its core; there is only one order, the international order based on international law; there is only one set of rules, namely the basic norms governing international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. China firmly opposes unilateralism in the name of the so-called multilateralism, and rejects hegemonism and power politics.
China supports the exemption of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, and supports the WTO and other international bodies in making a decision on this at an early date. China will continue to support and participate in origin-tracing globally on a scientific basis and firmly opposes any form of political manipulation.
We need to advance on a priority basis co-operation on poverty alleviation, food security, Covid-19 response and vaccines, development financing, climate change and green development, industrialisation, digital economy and connectivity, among other areas, so as to build a global community of development with a shared future.China and South Africa enjoy a time-honoured friendship.
China and South Africa firmly support each other’s fight against the virus. The top leadership of the party, the government and all social sectors in South Africa have joined hands with China to speak up for justice against politicisation of origin-tracing of the coronavirus and jointly uphold global co-operation against the epidemic. Sinovac vaccines have been approved for emergency use in South Africa, marking important progress in vaccine co-operation between the two countries.
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