ByGuSiyuOn7March2022,ChineseStateCouncilorandForeignMinisterWangYiattendedapressconferenceonthesidelinesofthefifthsessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongressandansweredquestionsfromChineseandforeignmediaaboutChina’sforeignpolicyandexternalrelations.Inthefaceofaninternationalsituationrifewithincreasinglymoreuncertainties,Wanghighlightedthattherightwayforwardliesingreatersolidarityandcooperationunderthebannerofmultilateralismandjointeffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Speakingattheconference,WangsaidtheChina-Russiarelationshipnotonlybenefitstheirpeoplesbutalsohelpsworldpeace,stabilityanddevelopment."Itisbasedonnon-alliance,non-confrontationandnon-targetingofanythirdparty,anditisfreefrominterferenceordiscordsownbythirdparties,"hesaid.WangYisaidChinaandtheUnitedStatesneedtore-embracetheconvictionthathelpedthetwocountriesbreaktheice50yearsago,andsetoutonanewjourney.Wemustreplacethe"competitive-collaborative-adversarial"trichotomywiththethreeprinciplesofmutualrespect,peacefulcoexistenceandwin-wincooperation,returntheChinapolicyoftheUStotherighttrackguidedbyreasonandpragmatism,andputChina-USrelationsbackontherightpathofhealthyandstabledevelopment,headded.SomeforcesareunwillingtoseethestabledevelopmentofChina-EuropeanUnionrelationssotheyfabricateaso-calledChinathreat,playupcompetitionwithChinaandevenprovokesanctionsandconfrontation,Wangsaid,stressingthatChina-EUrelationshipdoesnottargetanythirdparty,norisitdependentonorsubjecttothem.WangalsosaidtheAsia-Pacificregionshouldnotbeachessboardformajorpowerrivalrywhenhemetthepressonthesidelinesofthefifthsessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongress."CountriesoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsarenotchesspiecesinageopoliticalcontest,butimportantplayerswhowillhelppromoteregionaldevelopmentandprosperity,"hesaid.WangcalledonChinaandASEANcountriestobeforerunnersininternationalcooperationagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic,pacesettersinregionalcooperationanddefendersofstabilityintheAsia-Pacificregion.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.