27/05/2026
Chinese FM Wang Yi: This year marks the 55th anniversary of the restoration of the lawful seat of the People’s Republic of China in the U.N. For 55 years, as a permanent member of the Security Council, China has taken an active part in the U.N. cause.
Amid international turbulence and transformation, China holds its banner high. President Xi Jinping put forward the important vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity and the four global initiatives, which quickly gained widespread international support. Amid frequent global conflicts, China promotes peace talks. We practice the Chinese way of resolving hotspot issues, including initiating the Group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis at the U.N. platform, constantly contributing our wisdom and efforts to maintaining world peace. Amid global development impasse, China empowers and enhances. The Global Development Initiative has mobilized over US$23 billion of funds, supported over 1,800 cooperation projects, delivered over 10,000 capacity building programs for developing countries, and trained over 200,000 professionals in different fields, giving a strong boost to the development and vitalization of the Global South. Amid major public crises, China races to help. In 2015, China provided full support for three West African countries in fighting Ebola. We are now ready to assist, to the best of our ability, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in the recent Ebola outbreak. As we speak, Chinese medical teams are on the ground fighting the disease shoulder to shoulder with African brothers. When multilateralism runs into headwinds, China steps up to its responsibility. We have earnestly fulfilled our financial obligations as the second largest contributor to the U.N. budget, set up and made good use of the China-U.N. Peace and Development Fund and the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, and initiated the International Organization for Mediation and the World Data Organization. We are preparing for the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, and actively bidding to host the BBNJ Secretariat. In doing so, we are building pillars for multilateralism through concrete actions.
China will continue to uphold principles and follow the path of justice. Together with all countries, we will pursue greater unity under the banner of multilateralism, promote a more just and equitable global governance system, and move toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for humanity.
