LIAO Liqiang
Principles of Chinese Foreign Policy
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium
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Principles of Chinese Foreign Policy LIAO Liqiang Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium Principles of Chinese Foreign Policy I.What kind of country is China Principles of Chinese Foreign Policy I. What kind
LIAO Liqiang
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium
The policies of all powers are inherent in their
geography ——Napoleon Bonaparte
14 Land neighbors 6 Sea neighbors
more than 22000 km land border line
18000 km coastline
5 surrounding countries have more than 100 million population
3 surrounding countries have nuclare weapon
Reform and opening-up by Deng Xiaoping since 1978
Since 1979, the annual averge growth rate is 9.8%
Whole population of EU
Mobile Internet User :
500 million
World's largest internet market
China Railway High-Speed(CRH)
World's first commercially operated maglev line in Shanghai
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 2013 GDP(Billion D) USA China Belgium
GDP ranks 2nd
= 18 times of Belgium
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 2013 GDP(Dollar) USA China Belgium
GDP per capita ranks 86th
= 14.8% of Belgium
China's GDP and Ranking (Source: IMF 2013)
Polulation above 60 :
200 million
The whole Euporean elders
Rural polulation of migrant workers :
260 million (insufficient employment)
Half Euporean population
Handicapped need to be cared :
85 million
Whole population of Germany
Still living under the poverty line:
200 million
The population of
UK, France and Germany
China-US relations
China-US Trade
China-US relations
China-Russia relations
Jointly contribute to convoy of Syria chemical weapons
China-EU relations China and Europe are “two major forces” to safeguard world peace. As two major economies in the world, China and the EU are "two major markets" to promote common development, As major birthplace of Eastern and Western cultures, China and Europe are "two major civilizations" to promote human progress.
China-EU relations
China-EU cooperation covers more than 60 sectors
China-ASEAN relations
Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Shanghai
In order to promote cooperation and security in the region
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit Six Party Talks on DPRK Nuclear issue
China-Africa relations
Tazara Railway (Tanzania-Zambia)
African brothers celebrating China's lawful seat in UN
China has been Africa's largest trading partner for 5 years
China-Africa Cooperation Framework
four principles 1.treat each other with full sincerity and as complete equals; 2.enhance solidarity and mutual trust; 3.jointly pursue inclusive development; 4.innovate on practical cooperation six cooperation projects 1.industrial cooperation projects; 2.financial cooperation projects; 3.poverty reduction projects; 4.ecological and environmental protection projects; 5.cultural and people-to-people exchanges; 6.peace and security
Forum On China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
China's credit to Africa, raising to $30 billion, covering agriculture, medical, infrastructure, etc.
Nations, G20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS and
international affairs, and work to make the international order and system more just and equitable.
China had given assistance worth RMB 256.3 billion to 161 countries; Sent 21,000 medical personnel to help other countries by 2009
China is the only nuclear-weapon country that has publicly stated that it will
not be the first to use nuclear weapons, or use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones
Peace keeping mission
China-EU anti-piracy Joint drill
China is the first developing country to formulate and
implement the National Climate Change Program
Belgian and chinese soldiers taking demining mission United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
Both Belgium and China are taking part in UN peace keeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO)
Stress on the cautious use of force and to avoid war
China’s defence spending is always reasonable and
proportionate to the challenges we face
China's defense budget
= 24% of USA
China's population
= 420 % of USA
US and China, defense budget and population comparison
China's defense spending per capita
= 5.6% of USA; = 25% of Japan; = 33% of Belgium.
Comparison of defense spending per capita and per solider (2013)
China's defense spending per solider
= 14% of USA; = 28% of Japan; = 57% of Belgium.
China’s defence spending as percentage of GDP is only 1.6%
Lower than US, UK, France and Russia
China’s military expenditure as percentage of public spending has declined since 1978
On the major issues concerning the principles of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, we will not stir up troubles, but will never be afraid of troubles.
Beijing Olympic opening ceremonry, “和” Means "peace"
During the state visit of president XI to Belgium, two countries decide to upgrade the bilateral relations to an all-round friendly cooperative partnership in order to achieve greater development
A pair of lovely Chinese pandas has come to settle in Belgium
A pavillion in a belgian park, marked "Chinese Dream"