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Chinese FM gives stand of China on Asia-Pacific security issues at ASEAN forum (3) |
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12:15, August 02, 2007 |
Yang said as globalization is gaining pace, security has acquired new dimensions, and security risks are mounting with different security factors being interconnected and exerting impact on one another, which is broadening the scope of security cooperation.
"The countries in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly developing ones, face growing challenge in their efforts to uphold their security in economy, trade, finance, industries, technology, information and culture and addressing non-traditional security issues," he said.
Yang said that as security interests of countries in the region are interconnected, they could focus on common interests, respect diversity, strengthen coordination, put differences in proper perspectives and avoid confrontation when conducting security dialogue and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
"To pursue cooperation based on a particular type of values which runs counter to the goal of achieving common security can only hamper dialogue and cooperation," he added.
Yang said that historical experience and lessons show that dialogue and cooperation are important and effective ways to deepen understanding and trust, narrow differences and defuse conflict, and bilateral alliances and military means by themselves will neither settle disputes nor foster enduring peace.
He noted the new thinking on security "takes mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation as its core values" and is "comprehensive in nature and aims to promote common security, development and cooperation".
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