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PARTICIPANTS in the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia （CICA）， hosted for the first time by China from May 20 to 21， were the most ever in the event’s 15-year history.
China promoted at the summit the establishment of a new Asian security concept among various countries， and discussed with participants a new framework for regional security and cooperation.
The 21st century， defined by multi-polarization and globalization， must abandon old security concepts associated with hegemony， power politics and military supremacy and instead embrace those of mutual trust， mutual benefit， equality and coordination. All parties concerned should promote security that is common， comprehensive， cooperative， and sustainable.
Equality based on a foundation of development is vital to sustainable security. Only through mutual respect and equality can conflicts and frictions between countries be alleviated and peace and stability achieved.
Cold War ideology should be considered a “fossil” of 20th-century international relations that belongs in a museum. Asian countries should consider their neighbors as friends rather than rivals， and depend upon political mutual trust to defend their community of common destiny.
We must strengthen and make optimum use of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization （SCO）， CICA， ASEAN Regional Forum and other existing regional security dialogue and cooperation mechanisms. We must also formulate and establish such a mechanism in Northeast Asia， and promote conventional and unconventional cooperation to enhance regional security. Communication and exchanges between different mechanisms must also be strengthened to the extent where they supplement and support each other through pooling forces to safeguard regional security.
An advocate and practitioner of the new Asian security concept， China joins other nations in creating an environment in Asia conducive to peace， development， cooperation， and win-win.
Peaceful Development
Adhering as it does to the path of peaceful development that radiates from neighborly ties and cooperation and leads to common benefit， China urges other countries to do likewise. Sixty years ago， China， India， and Myanmar jointly raised the five principles of peaceful coexistence that have since evolved into a fundamental guiding tenet of international relations. In 2013 China proposed amity， sincerity， mutual benefit， and inclusiveness as the underlying ideas and motivations shaping its foreign policy. China was also the first non-ASEAN country to join the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia， and the first major country to establish a strategic partnership with ASEAN. China is moreover among the first to proffer help and humanitarian aid to countries that have suffered natural disasters. China is committed to solving territorial disputes， either on land or sea， through friendly negotiations and other peaceful means. It accords with the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea， and has been active in formulating the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. China has proposed shelving disputes and codeveloping resources until disputes in the region are resolved. China has also earmarked RMB 3 billion to set up the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund. All of this testifies to China’s resolve to make the sea a bond of friend- ship between Asian countries. China meanwhile steadfastly safeguards national sovereignty， security， and interests. Although never provocative， China will meet any challenge to its principles and bottom line， and never yield to external pressure or submit on matters of national core interest.
Win-win Results
A staunch advocate of cooperation， mutual benefit， and win-win， China is committed to promoting common prosperity in Asia through its own development.
China and ASEAN have built the world’s largest free trade zone among developing economies. Their bilateral trade grew at an average annual rate of 23.6 percent in the decade 2002 to 2012， and mutual investments accrued 3.4-fold. In 2012， China’s overseas investment in Asia’s non-financial sectors approached US $55 billion， accounting for more than 70 percent of the country’s total outbound investment. China is both the largest trade partner and main source of capital of most Asian countries. Its trade with South Korea， for instance， exceeds that between South Korea， the U.S. and Japan combined. Since last year China has raised several proposals on regional cooperation， such as the Silk Road Economic Belt， the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road， Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and an upgraded version of the ASEAN-China FTA. All are expected to promote development in Asia.
As China comprehensively deepens reforms and proceeds with economic restructuring， its contributions to neighboring countries and world economic growth will expand. In the coming five years， China will import US$10 trillion worth of commodities， and lay out US $500 billion on overseas investment. Chinese people will also make an estimated 500 million international trips. Mean-while， by the year 2020 China is expected to top world consumption， which implies enormous opportunities for other Asian countries.
China promoted at the summit the establishment of a new Asian security concept among various countries， and discussed with participants a new framework for regional security and cooperation.
The 21st century， defined by multi-polarization and globalization， must abandon old security concepts associated with hegemony， power politics and military supremacy and instead embrace those of mutual trust， mutual benefit， equality and coordination. All parties concerned should promote security that is common， comprehensive， cooperative， and sustainable.
Equality based on a foundation of development is vital to sustainable security. Only through mutual respect and equality can conflicts and frictions between countries be alleviated and peace and stability achieved.
Cold War ideology should be considered a “fossil” of 20th-century international relations that belongs in a museum. Asian countries should consider their neighbors as friends rather than rivals， and depend upon political mutual trust to defend their community of common destiny.
We must strengthen and make optimum use of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization （SCO）， CICA， ASEAN Regional Forum and other existing regional security dialogue and cooperation mechanisms. We must also formulate and establish such a mechanism in Northeast Asia， and promote conventional and unconventional cooperation to enhance regional security. Communication and exchanges between different mechanisms must also be strengthened to the extent where they supplement and support each other through pooling forces to safeguard regional security.
An advocate and practitioner of the new Asian security concept， China joins other nations in creating an environment in Asia conducive to peace， development， cooperation， and win-win.
Peaceful Development
Adhering as it does to the path of peaceful development that radiates from neighborly ties and cooperation and leads to common benefit， China urges other countries to do likewise. Sixty years ago， China， India， and Myanmar jointly raised the five principles of peaceful coexistence that have since evolved into a fundamental guiding tenet of international relations. In 2013 China proposed amity， sincerity， mutual benefit， and inclusiveness as the underlying ideas and motivations shaping its foreign policy. China was also the first non-ASEAN country to join the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia， and the first major country to establish a strategic partnership with ASEAN. China is moreover among the first to proffer help and humanitarian aid to countries that have suffered natural disasters. China is committed to solving territorial disputes， either on land or sea， through friendly negotiations and other peaceful means. It accords with the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea， and has been active in formulating the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. China has proposed shelving disputes and codeveloping resources until disputes in the region are resolved. China has also earmarked RMB 3 billion to set up the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund. All of this testifies to China’s resolve to make the sea a bond of friend- ship between Asian countries. China meanwhile steadfastly safeguards national sovereignty， security， and interests. Although never provocative， China will meet any challenge to its principles and bottom line， and never yield to external pressure or submit on matters of national core interest.
Win-win Results
A staunch advocate of cooperation， mutual benefit， and win-win， China is committed to promoting common prosperity in Asia through its own development.
China and ASEAN have built the world’s largest free trade zone among developing economies. Their bilateral trade grew at an average annual rate of 23.6 percent in the decade 2002 to 2012， and mutual investments accrued 3.4-fold. In 2012， China’s overseas investment in Asia’s non-financial sectors approached US $55 billion， accounting for more than 70 percent of the country’s total outbound investment. China is both the largest trade partner and main source of capital of most Asian countries. Its trade with South Korea， for instance， exceeds that between South Korea， the U.S. and Japan combined. Since last year China has raised several proposals on regional cooperation， such as the Silk Road Economic Belt， the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road， Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and an upgraded version of the ASEAN-China FTA. All are expected to promote development in Asia.
As China comprehensively deepens reforms and proceeds with economic restructuring， its contributions to neighboring countries and world economic growth will expand. In the coming five years， China will import US$10 trillion worth of commodities， and lay out US $500 billion on overseas investment. Chinese people will also make an estimated 500 million international trips. Mean-while， by the year 2020 China is expected to top world consumption， which implies enormous opportunities for other Asian countries.