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1 Pleasecheckagainstdelivery (Translation) M ultilateralism,SharedPeace and YiStateCouncilorandForeignMinisterof thePeople'sRepublicofChinaAt theGeneralDebateof the73rdSessionof the UNGeneralAssemblyNewYork, 28 September2018 MadamPresident,EverySeptember,globalatte ntionfocuses on theUnitedNationsandon thisstatelyAssemblyHalLPeoplewatchclosel ywhat ishappeninghere,hoping that the UnitedNationswill deliver to the worldpeace,development, to the UN tohelprealizetheir dream for a betterlife,a UN that iscommittedto"Makingthe United Nations Relevant to All People", thus making ,whichbeganwith thefoundingof the United Nations, is based on thepurposesand principles of theUNCharterand enhanced by the vision and practiceofmultilateralism. It has,over the past 70 years ormore,broughtaboutgeneralpeaceandrapidd evelopmentA people-centeredphilosophyhasgainedwideac ceptance,andbroadconsensushasformedon ,it *sproudachievementsandprogressin anever-changingworld,wemustneverlosesigh tof thechallengesanddifficultiesweface, we see today is thatinternationalrules andmultilateralmechanismsareunderattack, we staycommittedtomultilateralismor letunilateralismhaveitsway?

2 Shouldweseektoupholdthearchitectureof theworldorderorallowit tobeerodeduponandcollapse?Thesearequesti onsofcriticalimportancebearingonthefutur eofallcountriesandthedestinyofmankind, , ,Chinahasneverwaveredin , ,Chinachosenot ,Chinahascontributedtoover30% thefaceofnewdevelopmentsandseverechallen ges,Chinawillkeepto ,ChinesePresidentXiJinping,inhisstatemen treflectingthekeenunderstandingofmankind 'scommoninterestsandthefutureofourplanet , inkeepingwiththetrendofhistory,anditecho esthe thedirectionforus to worktogethertoopen up an even better future for mankind. To uphold multilateralism inthe new era, we believe thefollowingprinciplesneed to be adhered to:First,we world isundergoingprofoundchangesunseen in a century. Alsounseenbeforeare theproblems and challenges we are faced with. No country can meet themalone or stay immune to we need to do is muststick together as one big family insteadofforming closed circles.

3 Wemustpromotecommondevelopmentthroughcon sultationinsteadoftaking is a sure way for a ,wemustactuponrulesand bebasedon credibility, rules, , first andforemost,about upholding theUNCharteriobservinginternationallawan dthe basicnormsgoverninginternational relations and honoringinternationalagreements ,we mustupholdfairnessandjustice. Ininternationalaffairs,fairnessandJustic emeansequalitybetweenallcountries, bigcountriesto help the small and the rich 'sovereignly,independenceandterritoriali ntegrity,aswellastheirchoiceofdevelopmen tpathand therightto abetterlife and tomoredevelopment , we must act to deliver real ,results-oriented, isimperativethatweworktogetherto uphold theinternationalsystemwith theUnitedNationsat itscoreaswellas themultilateraltradingsystemcenteringon hisendeavortoadvancereformofthe UNsysteminthethreecriticalareasofpeacean dsecurity, , ' willcontinueto fulfill its duefinancialobligations, , ,reconciliationandharmonyarethesurgingtr end,whilewar, ,mutualtrustandwin-wincooperationarethec allofourtimes, ,Chinacommitsitselfto thepathofpeacefuldevelopment, thisyear.

4 Thesituationon theKoreanPeninsulahas seen ,onitspart, North and the SouthofthePeninsula,as well aseffortstofacilitatedialoguesbetweenthe DPRK andtheUS, ,webelieveitisalsorightfortheUStomaketim elyandpositiveresponsesso as due internationalresponsibilityandobligation , ,ChinacallsupontheSecurityCounciltotaket imelyactionsinlightofthedevelopmentandch angesofthesituationto create more favorable conditions for apeacefulsettlementof the Iranian nuclear issue, now is a crucial time forcontinuedimplementationof theJointComprehensivePlan ofAction(JCPOA).TheJCPOAis aconsensus-basedmultilateralagreementend orsed by the UN serves ,theinternationalnuclearnon-proliferatio nregimewillbeundermined,theauthorityandr oleoftheSecurityCouncilchallenged,andpea ceandstabilityinboththisregionand the wider world jeopardized.

5 That is a scenarioinwhich no ,possibilitycouldbeexploredforadialoguep latformthatisinclusiveandtransparenttofa cilitatepropersettlementofeachparty' , ,whattheinternationalcommunityneedsmosti snotproposalorinitiative, , ,ChinawillplayitspartandChinesehumanitar ianassistanceto ,andsteadyprogressneedstobemadethroughat hree-phasedprocessinvolvingcessationofvi olence, , ,atmymeetingwithcolleaguesfromMyanmarand BangladeshandalsointhepresenceofSecretar y-GeneralGuterres, * ,statesovereigntymustbeupheld,rulesobser ved, ,amenacetotheentirehumansociety, ,terroristfinancingand thespreadofradicalnarratives,so as ,Developmentisessentialfor toaddressbothinsufficientdevelopmentand, moreimportant, explore adevelopmentpath that suits itself todeliverhappinessandsecurityto itspeople, , , isimportantthatweadaptourselvesto thetrendofeconomicglobalization,andseeto itthatsuchaprocessisopen,inclusive,balan cedandwin-wintodeliverbenefitsto ,andno one should be allowed to place its own interest above the only hurtoneself,andunilateralmoves , just ,coordinated, ,North-Southcooperationasthemainchannel, ,asscheduled,bytheendofthisyear ,In pursuing our common cause for development and progress forhumankind,Chinahas worked in partnership with other year marks the 40th anniversaryofChina'sreform andopening-upprogram.

6 Over the past 40 years, we have workedhard and forged ahead successfully along a pathofsocialism path has brought fundamental changes to China. Over the past 40years,morethan700millionoftheChinesepo pulationhavebeen liftedoutofabsolutepoverty,whichaccounts for over 70%ofthe global totalin the basic medicalinsurancesystem has been set up tocoverthe1,35billionChinesepeople, ,Chinahasbuiltsome25, twothirdsoftheglobaltotal pollsconductedbyauthoritativeinternation alpollingagencies,Chinatopsglobalranking sintermsofpublicsatisfactionwithitsdevel opmentandofpublicconfidencein the ,China' This hassustainedimpetus,forglobalgrowthandof feredtheworlda build anadvancedeconomicsystem, , , , ' , ' , ,transparentandinclusive;itisbasedoninte rnationalrulesandlaws,anditaimstoachieve green, , ,ChinawillhostthesecondBeltandRoadForumf orIntemationalCooperation,andwewelcomeal lparties to go and attend ' ,andhowevertheinternationallandscapemayc hange, , theGeneralAssemblywillgodownin therecordforitspartinupholdingmultilater alismandworld peace and thatallofus in theinternationalcommunitywill support the UN in playing its central role we calluponpeopleof allcountriesto joinhandsandworktogether to build a community with a shared future for