China to embark on road of peaceful rise
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-22 16:08

Meanwhile, China's development also contributes to world peace and development, the document said.

As a result of China's fast development, China is able to feed nearly 22 percent of the world's population on less than 10 percent of the world's arable land. In addition, China has lifted 220 million people out of poverty.

Statistics released by the World Bank show that China's economic growth contributed on average 13 percent to world economic growth from 2000 to 2004.

The document said the Chinese nation has always been peace-loving.

"Chinese culture is inherently pacific. The spirit of the Chinese people has always featured their longing for peace and pursuit of harmony," said the document.

It said China has been working with all other countries to attain the lofty goal of "building a harmonious world."

According to the white paper, China has joined more than 130 inter-governmental international organizations and is committed to 267 international multilateral treaties.

China also actively participates in international cooperation in areas including anti-terrorism, arms control, non-proliferation and peacekeeping.

China settles border issues with other countries peacefully and actively helps the growth of other developing countries, the white paper said.

"Peace, opening-up, cooperation, harmony and mutual benefits are our policies, our idea, our principles and our pursuits," saidthe document.

It said China will not shift its own problems and contradictions onto other countries, and much less will it plunder other countries to further its own development.

The white paper called China's peaceful development road a brand new road for mankind in pursuit of civilization and progress.

"The white paper shows to the world that China's development is not a threat to the world, but a huge opportunity instead," said Yue.