Fifty years ago, on October 25, the lawful seat of the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) was restored in the United Nations (UN), marking a milestone event 
in the history of the international organization. 

Starting a new course of China's UN story this year, the country has vowed that 
it will stay true to its original aspiration after the vicissitudes of the past 
half-century, calling for joint efforts to build a community with a shared 
future for mankind. 

China has always been a builder of world peace, contributor to global 
development and defender of the international order, said President Xi Jinping 
in his speech at a commemorative meeting marking the historical event on Monday.

Remarkable five decades

Reviewing China's glorious journey with the UN, President termed the 
restoration of PRC's seat in the UN a victory for the people of China as well 
as the world.

It came as the result of joint efforts of all peace-loving countries that stood 
up for justice in the world and marked the return of the Chinese people, or 
some one-fourth of the world's population, back to the UN stage, which had 
far-reaching significance for China and the world, he said. 

The past 50 years have witnessed China's peaceful development and its 
commitment to the welfare of all mankind, he added. 

This year, China accomplished a complete victory in its fight against absolute 
poverty, realized the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all 
respects and embarked on a new journey toward building a modern socialist 
country. 

Since the restoration of its lawful seat in the UN in 1971, China has been 
playing a more active role in international affairs.  

For instance, as the world's largest developing country and one of the five 
permanent members of the UN Security Council, China has sent over 50,000 
peacekeepers to UN peacekeeping operations and is now the second largest 
financial contributor to both the UN and UN peacekeeping operations. 

New journey towards a better world   

Urging all to follow the prevailing trend of history, President Xi stressed the 
importance of opposing all forms of hegemony, power politics, unilateralism and 
protectionism. 

"We should vigorously advocate peace, development, equity, justice, democracy 
and freedom, which are the common values of humanity, and work together to 
provide the right guiding philosophy for building a better world," he said. 

He then emphasized building of a community with a shared future for mankind – 
the country's flagship vision to collectively address current global 
challenges. People across the world are living in a "community of a shared 
future," Xi told the world for the first time in his speech in Moscow, Russia 
on March 23, 2013. 

On Monday, he elaborated that building a community with a shared future for 
mankind does not mean replacing one system or civilization with another. 
"Instead, it is about countries with different social systems, ideologies, 
histories, cultures and levels of development coming together for shared 
interests, shared rights and shared responsibilities in global affairs, and 
creating the greatest synergy for building a better world," he said. 

Highlighting the need for having mutual benefits and win-win results, he said 
development is meaningful only when it is for the people's well-being and can 
sustain only when it is motivated by the people. 

In a statement delivered via video link at the General Debate of the 76th 
session of the UN General Assembly in September, Xi proposed a Global 
Development Initiative to steer development around the world towards more 
balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth in the face of the severe shocks of 
COVID-19. 

Finishing his speech, he stressed the role of the UN and called on all 
countries to respect the UN, take good care of the UN family, and refrain from 
exploiting it.

"Let us join hands, stand on the right side of history and the side of human 
progress, and work tirelessly for the lasting and peaceful development of the 
world and for building a community with a shared future for mankind," he said.

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Source: CGTN