White paper: China pursues a peaceful rise
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-22 10:39

China on Thursday issued a white paper(see full text)on its peaceful development, stating that it is the inevitable way for the country to achieve modernization.

The 32-page white paper, titled "China's Peaceful Development Road" and published by the Information Office of China's State Council, fully explains the inevitability for the country to pursue peaceful development.

It also outlines the major policies China has taken to achieve the goal and demonstrates the country's resolve to stick to the road of peaceful development now and in the future.

"China's road of peaceful development is a brand-new one for mankind in pursuit of civilization and progress, the inevitable way for China to achieve modernization, and a serious choice and solemn promise made by the Chinese government and the Chinese people," said the white paper.

It is an inevitable choice based on its national conditions, its historical and cultural tradition and the present world development trend that China persists unswervingly in taking the road of peaceful development, said the paper.

"The road of peaceful development accords with the fundamental interests of the Chinese people," it said.

The white paper recalled that since the policies of reform and opening up were introduced at the end of the 1970s, China has successfully embarked on a road of peaceful development compatible with its national conditions and characteristics of the times.

Along this road, the Chinese people are working hard to build China into a prosperous, powerful, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern country, and continually making new contributions to human progress with China's own development.

China's development needs a peaceful international environment,noted the paper, pointing to the fact that for years, the Chinese government and people have made unremitting efforts to create a peaceful international environment.

"They cherish dearly the peaceful international environment jointly created by the peace-loving and progress-seeking countries and peoples," said the white paper.