https://www.scmp.com/rss/309987/feed Ambassador Zhang Jun is the Permanent Representative of China to the UN. He was formerly China’s assistant minister of foreign affairs. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com October 25, 1971, marked the beginning of a new chapter in China-UN cooperation. On that day, the UN General Assembly, at its 26th session, adopted Resolution 2758 to restore all the lawful rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations. It was a victory for new China’s diplomacy, a triumph for world fairness and justice, and a milestone for the UN itself. Over the past five decades, China has taken an active part in UN affairs across the board, and rendered its consistent,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3153188/50-years-and-beyond-new-era-china-un-cooperation-begins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3153188/50-years-and-beyond-new-era-china-un-cooperation-begins?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:45:22 +0000 The United Nations will mark its 75th anniversary next week. For the first time in history, the commemoration will take place under the shadow of a pandemic. The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 has completely changed our world, including how the UN works. President Xi Jinping and other world leaders will, for the first time, gather virtually for the annual General Assembly session and commemorative events. The UN was founded in the aftermath of World War II to save succeeding generations from the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3101861/75-un-needed-now-more-ever-resist-american-unilateralism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3101861/75-un-needed-now-more-ever-resist-american-unilateralism?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:30:10 +0000 Last Friday was International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. In the 75th anniversary year of the United Nations, commemorating this international day is especially important. Multilateralism, a collective choice made by humankind following a world war, has secured peace and development for the world over the past 75 years. At present, however, unilateralism is having a strong impact on multilateralism, threatening the international system centred on the UN, and shaking the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3081700/lesson-covid-19-no-country-can-be-great-isolation-instead-we-must?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3081700/lesson-covid-19-no-country-can-be-great-isolation-instead-we-must?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:00:05 +0000 When the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum meet in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea this weekend, they will be doing so at a time when the global economic landscape is undergoing profound adjustment. Multilateralism and the multilateral trading system are being challenged, and Asia-Pacific economic cooperation is entering a critical stage. Apec, which prospered on economic globalisation, is today a pacesetter of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2173333/apec-must-hold-firmly-its-role-champion-economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2173333/apec-must-hold-firmly-its-role-champion-economic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:00:45 +0000 When Asia-Pacific leaders meet at the 25th Apec summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Friday and Saturday, enhancing the inclusiveness of development will top the agenda. At the Apec CEO Summit in Lima, Peru, last November, President Xi Jinping underlined the duality of economic globalisation: on the one hand, it is an engine for global economic growth, but on the other, it creates new problems and challenges. Xi called on all member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to address... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2118784/apec-must-lead-march-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2118784/apec-must-lead-march-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:15:39 +0000 Leaders of the Apec forum are meeting in Lima, Peru, this weekend to work on programmes of vital importance, namely, to further economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. With both globalisation and regional economic integration at a critical juncture, the meeting has been a focus of attention. Today, Brexit and rising populism in politics have emboldened the voices opposing globalisation. With protectionism on the rise, trade and investment are losing momentum as a driving force of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2046092/apec-must-stand-firm-against-tide-antiglobalisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2046092/apec-must-stand-firm-against-tide-antiglobalisation?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:03:16 +0000 The Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held in Manila on Wednesday and Thursday. The proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, which will serve as an important pathway for regional economic integration, is bound to be a hot topic at the meeting. READ MORE: China to push for new Asian trade agreement during Apec summit Twenty-one years ago in Bogor, Indonesia, Apec leaders put forward the Bogor Goals that aimed to liberalise trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific’s industrialised... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1879784/asia-pacific-free-trade-area-road-better-economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1879784/asia-pacific-free-trade-area-road-better-economic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:15:45 +0000 Travellers in Bali are often asked two questions: where did you come from; and where are you going? This week, after almost two decades, the Apec economic leaders' meeting will return to Indonesia, the birthplace of the so-called Bogor Goals of free and open trade and investment in the region, set in 1994. This time, in Bali, the same questions will be raised for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum. Apec has evolved into a complex structure of meeting mechanisms involving leaders,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1321410/apec-can-forge-role-heart-regions-economic-integration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1321410/apec-can-forge-role-heart-regions-economic-integration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000