‘China well-placed to help build stable, prosperous world’
UNITED NATIONS: As both a permanent member of the UN Security Council
and the most prominent developing country in the world, China is well
placed to help build a stable, prosperous and peaceful world, a US
expert on international politics has said.
“More than any country except the United States, China will determine
the success or failure of the United Nations as a force for peace and
security during the 21st century,” said Stewart M. Patrick, senior
fellow and director of the Washington-based Program on International
Institutions and Global Governance, in an exclusive written interview
with Xinhua.
“But to discharge this role, it will need to become more active and
less passive in offering solutions to global problems, including issues
of proliferation and violent conflict,” he added.
As a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and as one of the
five permanent members of the Security Council, China has made
unremitting efforts to strengthen the UN’s role in safeguarding
international peace and promoting development across the world.
“Inherent in the idea of China’s ‘peaceful rise’ is the obligation to
take on greater responsibilities in keeping with its status as one of
the world’s most powerful countries,” said Patrick, a former U.S. State
Department policy planning staff member.
“The United Nations, and particularly the Security Council, provides
a critical forum to develop a constructive working relationship between
Washington and Beijing to ensure the collective management of global
issues,” he said.
As the most universal and the largest inter-governmental organization
in the world, the United Nations plays an irreplaceable role in
international cooperation to ensure global security and development.
“It is also critical for the United States to seek common ground in
particular with other permanent members of the Security Council,
particularly China and Russia, whose support will be essential to
achieve peaceful and effective resolution of the most important threats
to international peace and security,” said Patrick.
UN, Wednesday, Xinhua |
