Full Text of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Speech on China's Diplomacy in 2014

Secondly, the Chinese features embody the upholding of the independent foreign policy of peace, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and other fine traditions in China's diplomacy. At the same time, we need to keep abreast of the times and continue to work for their improvement, enrichment and development.

Thirdly, the Chinese features include the adherence to such principles as standing for reason and justice and acting in equal-footed way. These principles reflect both the proud traditions of the Chinese civilization and the intrinsic requirements of China's socialist system, more effectively safeguard the overall interests of developing countries and help promote democracy in international relations.

Fourthly, the Chinese features require that we make serving domestic development, reform and opening-up our top priority. China is the world's second largest economy, but it is also a typical developing country, which makes it different from other major countries. Therefore, China's diplomacy must be brought to serve the country's domestic development by fostering a more stable and more friendly external environment.

Comrades, the major-country diplomacy with Chinese features is an unprecedented undertaking. It has become all the more valuable just because of its difficult and challenging nature. To persevere in the major-country diplomacy with Chinese features is what the central Party leadership with Comrade Xi Jinping as the General Secretary asked of us, and it is also the glorious mission history has bestowed on this generation of ours. I hope that all of us will pool our strengths and wisdom together and make unremitting efforts to this end.