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China does not participate in or plan wars, but promotes political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue: Foreign Minister

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Sep 14, 2025 09:35 AM

China is a responsible major country and also a country with the best record on peace and security issues. War cannot solve problems, and sanctions will only complicate them. China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China does is to encourage peace talks and promote political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks after talks with Tanja Fajon, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Slovenia on Saturday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that the most important thing at present is to promote multilateralism, strengthen multilateral mechanisms and jointly safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, according to a report by the Xinhua News Agency.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) and in the face of the continuous emergence of global challenges and the ever-worsening governance deficit, Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the Global Governance Initiative in response to the call of the UN and the aspirations of all countries.

Wang said that China's intentions are transparent and sincere, stressing that China seeks neither to start all over again nor to replace any other country. Instead, China aims to work with all responsible countries to improve global governance through reform, adapt it to the requirements of the new era, truly safeguard the UN Charter, effectively practice multilateralism and better promote human development and progress.

"This is an inherent part of China's fulfillment of its duties as a permanent member of the UN Security Council," he added, noting that this goal is what Europe also expects and is in line with Europe's interests.

Wang said the international situation today is characterized by intertwined chaos and conflicts. "China and Europe should be friends rather than rivals, and should cooperate rather than confront each other. Making the right choices amid the greatest changes in a century demonstrates the responsibilities that both sides should fulfill towards history and the people."

China is willing to work with European countries, including Slovenia, to inject more stability and stronger positive energy into the international situation and create a brighter future for the world, Wang said. He noted that the talks between the two sides were comprehensive and in-depth, with broad consensus reached, according to the Xinhua report.

Wang recalled that China was among the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Slovenia, and that a consistent tradition of China's diplomacy is that all countries, big or small, are equal. For more than 30 years, no matter how the international situation has changed, China has maintained the continuity and stability of its foreign policy, Wang said. "China has always treated Slovenia as an equal, fostering friendship, cooperation and mutual benefit, which sets an example of how countries of different sizes and social systems can coexist in harmony."

Time has fully proved that China and Slovenia are trustworthy friends and partners to each other, Wang said, citing a monument in central Ljubljana as a vivid portrayal of bilateral friendship.

He added that China is willing to work with Slovenia to strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, bring more benefits to the two peoples and write a new chapter of China-Slovenia friendship, Xinhua reported.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Wang highlighted that the Chinese people's resistance against aggression began the earliest and lasted the longest globally, with 35 million military and civilian casualties, according to Xinhua.

He stressed that Chinese people defeated Japanese militarism on the main battlefield in Asia, preventing them from joining forces with fascist forces in Europe, making an important contribution to the ultimate victory of World War II.

The tenacious and unyielding resistance of the Chinese people has won widespread sympathy and support among the peace-loving people in Europe. Today, all should remember history and honor the martyrs in order to cherish peace and open up the future, Wang said, Xinhua reported.