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China does not seek to overturn the existing world order or export its development model, a senior Chinese diplomat has said.
Neither is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign and economic policy plan, a geostrategic tool, said Mr Zhang Yesui, a spokesman for the National People’s Congress (NPC).
Instead, China sees itself as a defender of the international order, and wants to make it more just and equitable for all nations, Mr Zhang said at a press conference yesterday, before China’s Parliament, the NPC, convenes today.
China also does not believe in a universal development model, but that each country should find a path that fits its national conditions, he added.
“China sticks to its own path, and it neither imports others’ models nor exports the Chinese model, nor does it require other countries to copy China’s practices,” he said.
“If some countries are interested in the experience and practices of China’s development, we are willing to discuss and share it with them, but we will never impose it on others.”
Those who view the BRI as a tool by which China’s clout will grow also misunderstand its purpose, said Mr Zhang, who is also Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The BRI is an economic cooperation initiative that is focused on equal partnership, mutual benefits and win-win results, he said.
