GuestOpinion:TheGlobalSecurityInitiative--China'swayforwardinaturbulentworld_GuangmingOnlineGuestOpinion:TheGlobalSecurityInitiative--China'swayforwardinaturbulentworldInarecentarticle,TheEconomistdescribedChinaas"sittingout"thesecuritycrisisintheRedSeaand"exploitingtheMiddleEastsituationforitsownpoliticalgains."Onglobalsecuritymorebroadly,China'sGlobalSecurityInitiative(GSI)issaidtobe"targetingtheUnitedStateswithinsinuatedlanguage"andis"clearlyaimedatrallyingsupport"fromcountriesresentfulofAmericanhegemony.Well,thatcouldnotbefurtherfromthetruth.Atthe60thMunichSecurityConferenceheldnotlongago,ChineseForeignMinisterWangYiexplainedindetailwhattheGSImeansfortheworldandhowChinaseekstobeaforceforstabilityinthisturbulentworld.ADDRESSINGROOTCAUSESTheChinesepeoplesay,"Tocureadisease,oneshouldtreatnotjustthesymptomsbutalsotherootcauses."OntheUkrainecrisis,onlylookingatwhathappenedonFeb.24,2022,wouldleadtoaone-sidedconclusion.Alonger-termhistoricalperspectiveisessentialinunderstandingtherootsoftheproblem.DecadesofeastwardexpansionbyNATOcannotbeignored.IntheMiddleEast,likewise,theattacksonOct.7,2023,didn'thappenoutofthinair.Israel'schronicencroachmentonPalestinians'rightsandconnivanceatexpandingsettlementsinGazaandtheWestBankhaveonlyfueledPalestinianresentment.Inbothcases,therootcauseliesinlackingasecurityarrangementthatworksforallpartiesconcerned.ButtheWesthasfailedtoacknowledgethesefundamentals.Itsresponsesareprimarilyknee-jerkreactionstothemostimmediateoutbreak.ItcondemnsHamasfortheattacksbutremainstight-lippedaboutIsrael'sdecades-longmaneuverstosqueezethePalestiniansoutofaplacetolive.TheUnitedStatesisactiveinmediatingthisroundofconflict.ButwithoutapracticalarrangementthatrestoresthelegitimaterightsofthePalestinians,thenextflare-upislooming.Absolutesecuritycanonlybeachievedwhenallcountriesfeelsecure.InitsGSI,Chinaproposesthevisionofacommon,comprehensive,cooperativeandsustainablesecurity,whereonecountry'ssecuritydoesnotcomeattheinsecurityofothers,andthelegitimatesecurityconcernsofallcountriesaretakenseriously.Inthatspirit,Chinaproposestobuildabalanced,effectiveandsustainableEuropeansecurityarchitectureinthecaseoftheUkrainecrisisandtheimplementationofatwo-statesolutionwherebothPalestineandIsraelfeelsecure.SETTLINGDISPUTESBYPEACEFULMEANS"Allmembersshallsettletheirinternationaldisputesbypeacefulmeans."ThisisacoreprincipleupheldbytheUNCharter.ItcorrespondswiththethoughtoftheancientChinesestrategistSunTzu,whobelievedthat"theenlightenedrulerisheedfulandthegoodgeneralcautiousatwagingwars.Thisisthewaytokeepacountryatpeaceanditsarmyintact."PeacefullyresolvingdisputesthroughdialogueandconsultationiswhattheGSIadvocates.Violencewillonlyinvitemoreviolence.OneofthereasonswhytheUkrainecrisisragesonandthePalestinian-Israeliconflictcontinuestoescalateistheconfrontationalmeasurestakenbysomecountriestoincite,ratherthanquell,violence.InthecaseofUkraine,theUnitedStatesandotherWesterncountriesareeffectivelyfuelingthecrisisbysendingtonsofweaponstoonesidewhilecorneringtheotherwithsanctions.IntheMiddleEast,retaliatorymeasuresescalateregionaltensionandcomplicatethesituation.WithoutUNauthorization,theUnitedStatescarriedoutairstrikesontargetsinSyria,IraqandYemen,tramplingtheirsovereignty.ThiscontradictsAmericaneffortstobrokerpeaceintheregionandrisksincurringendlessretaliation.Confrontationalmoveslikesupplyingweapons,imposingsanctionsandmilitaryrevengeonlyfuelthefire.Theonlywaytocalmfieryantagonistsistobringthemtothetable.ThatiswhyChinaactivelymediatedthereconciliationbetweenSaudiArabiaandIran,anexampleofregionalcountriesresolvingdifferencesanddisagreementsthroughdialogueandconsultation.RESPECTINGSOVEREIGNTYOFALLCOUNTRIESThetotaldisregardforIraqandSyria'ssovereigntyinunauthorizedmilitarystrikesonlyexacerbatesregionalfuryandantagonism.Inrecentyears,Chinahasputforthmanyproposalsforsettlingconflicts.Afive-pointinitiativeonachievingsecurityandstabilityintheMiddleEast,afour-pointproposalforthepoliticalsettlementoftheSyrianissueandathree-pointvisionforimplementingthetwo-statesolution.Atthecenteroftheseinitiativesisrespectforthesovereignty,independentchoiceandleadershipofregionalcountries.TheChineseplaceatremendousvalueonrespect.AsMenciusoncesaid,thosewhoshowrespecttootherswillalwaysberespectedinturn.Followingthattradition,theGSIstatesthatallcountries'internalaffairsbrooknoexternalinterference.Itplacesahighvalueonrespectingsovereigntyanddignity.Everycountryisentitledtodefenditssecurityandinterestsinaworldofconflictandvolatility.AttheMunichSecurityConference,ForeignMinisterWangYiarticulatedtheChinesewayofaddressinghotspotissues,includingnon-interferenceinanother'sinternalaffairs,choosingpoliticalsettlementoverforce,andaddressingboththesymptomsandrootcausesofconflicts.ThesearetheprinciplesthattheGSIsupportstonavigateaturbulentworld.Editor'snote:YiXinisacurrentaffairscommentatorbasedinBeijing.TheviewsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthoranddonotnecessarilyreflectthepositionsofXinhuaNewsAgency.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticle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