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I’m delighted once again that the 3rd World Peace Forum, under the leadership of President Tang Jiaxuan, is being held here at Tsinghua University. I would like to thank University president, Dr. Cheng Jining for granting me this opportunity to speak at this event for the third consecutive year. Last year, I was deeply honored to be awarded the title of Guest Professor. It is truly a great pleasure to return here to speak to you all once again, this time on the topic of Asia-Pacific Major Power Relations and Regional Security. When I was appointed Prime Minister of Japan in 2009 I published an essay in the magazine Voice. In the essay, I wrote the following passage: “As a result of the failure of the Iraq war and the financial crisis, the era of US globalism is coming to an end and … we are moving away from a unipolar world led by the US towards an era of multi-polarity.” I continued by writing “I believe that the East Asian region … must be recognized as Japan’s basic sphere of being.” In the five years since then, the political situation in Japan has changed considerably but my basic stance on this matter remains the same.
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Let me start my presentation with saying how privileged and honored I feel for having a chance to be here, at the Tsinghua University once again. Considering myself to be a veteran of the World Peace Forum, I have to say that over last years the Forum emerged as one of the most prestigious and representative meeting points for security related discussions in the Asia-Pacific region. In many ways, it is a unique opportunity for experts, educators, opinion makers and state officials of our large and diverse region to get together and to exchange views on critical issues of the past, present and future.
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It is a great pleasure for me to exchange views with you at this important platform of the World Peace Forum. The theme of the Forum “In Pursuit of Common Security: Peace, Mutual Trust and Responsibility” conforms to the development trend of the times and reflects the demand of all sides. It is of great practical significance for all sides to increase dialogue and communication in the pursuit of common security.
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It gives me great pleasure to attend the opening ceremony of the Third World Peace Forum (WPF) in the famous Tsinghua University. I wish to thank the Tsinghua University and the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs for the efforts they have made for the success of the previous two forums and the convening of the forum this year.
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Keynote Speech at the Luncheon of the Third World Peace Forum
Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui
Tsinghua University, 21 June 2014
It is a privilege to speak at the luncheon of the Third World Peace Forum.
As I've noticed, China's foreign policy has drawn much attention from the international community as the country continues to grow. Therefore, I wish to take this opportunity to share with you my thoughts on the following questions.
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It is my great pleasure to be here today at the third World Peace Forum to discuss the very pressing subject of global security. It is fitting that we meet on the anniversary of a landmark moment–100 years ago this week a bullet was fired in Sarajevo and killed the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand, launching a series of events that culminated in the First World War.
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President Xi Jinping has proposed, and President Obama has agreed, that China and the United States will seek to develop a “new model” of major country relations. The two countries will seek both to develop the principles of this “new model” of relations and to operationalize those principles in concrete and practical cooperation of mutual benefit to both nations.
The two leaders agreed to seek to develop this “new model” because they concluded that the traditional model of major country relations was a threat to the security and prosperity of both countries. Because of its dramatic economic growth over the last three and a half decades, China has emerged as a major global power. Historically, when a new major power has emerged on the world stage, it has usually resulted in confrontation and conflict between that new power and the existing major powers. The example most cited is the First World War which most scholars attribute to the rise of Germany at the start of the 20th century and the challenge this presented to Great Britain. President Obama and President Xi want to make sure that China’s peaceful rise and peaceful development do not provoke a similar confrontation and conflict between China and the United States.
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Saying we need to promote peace is easy, but actually promoting peace is altogether more difficult. It requires compromises, humility, and a willingness and ability to see our common interests.
We have created the peace and stability we enjoy today – sometimes through bilateral relations, but increasingly through multilateral platforms that support consensus and inclusion.
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