Resolutely Safeguard the Post-War International Order

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Eighty years ago, all the forces of justice in the world united in shared hatred and fought valiantly, shoulder to shoulder defeating the once-arrogant fascist forces and making historic contributions to the maintenance of world peace and the cause of human progress. Eighty years later today, unilateralism, hegemonic, overbearing and bullying practices are causing profound harm, and humanity once again stands at a crossroads of solidarity versus division, dialogue versus confrontation, and win-win cooperation versus zero-sum games. On 7 May, President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled “Learning from History and Building a Better Future Together” in the Russian newspaper *Rossiyskaya Gazeta*. The article points out: the more volatile and intertwined the international situation becomes, the more we must uphold and safeguard the authority of the United Nations, firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and continue to advance an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation. President Xi Jinping’s important exposition has major and far-reaching historical significance for guiding all countries in upholding and promoting a correct view of WWII history, jointly safeguarding the post-war international order, firmly defending international fairness and justice, and promoting the reform of the global governance system.

今年是世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年，也是联合国成立80周年。80年前，全世界正义力量同仇敌忾、英勇战斗，并肩打败了不可一世的法西斯势力，为维护世界和平和人类进步事业作出了历史性贡献。80年后的今天，单边主义、霸权霸道霸凌行径危害深重，人类又一次站在了团结还是分裂、对话还是对抗、共赢还是零和的十字路口。5月7日，国家主席习近平在《俄罗斯报》发表题为《以史为鉴 共创未来》的署名文章。文章指出，国际形势越是变乱交织，我们越要坚持和维护联合国权威，坚定维护以联合国为核心的国际体系、以国际法为基础的国际秩序、以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为基础的国际关系基本准则，持续推进平等有序的世界多极化、普惠包容的经济全球化。习近平主席的重要论述对于引领世界各国坚持和弘扬正确二战史观，共同维护战后国际秩序，坚定捍卫国际公平正义，推动全球治理体系变革，具有重大而深远的历史意义。

**1. The historical basis and legal foundation of the post-war international order are beyond doubt**

1.战后国际秩序的历史依据和法理基础不容置疑

The current international order is a complete set of international rules and their safeguard mechanisms established after WWII by all countries in the world, drawing on the painful lessons of humanity’s two world wars in the 20th century, based on the victorious achievements of the World Anti-Fascist War, and with the fundamental objectives of maintaining world peace, promoting common development and universal human rights. Around the end of WWII, the most important decision made by the international community was the founding of the United Nations. The formulation of the UN Charter laid the cornerstone of the modern international order and established the basic norms of contemporary international relations. China and the Soviet Union, as the main battlefields of WWII in Asia and Europe respectively, were the pillars of resistance against Japanese militarism and German Nazism, and made decisive contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. China and the Soviet Union were the first to sign the UN Charter; their permanent membership status on the UN Security Council was historically formed and forged by the monumental achievements of their peoples in the anti-fascist war. Any attempts to distort the historical truth of WWII, deny its victorious achievements, or smear the historical contributions of China and the Soviet Union run counter to the correct view of human history, go against the tide of history, and cannot succeed.

现行国际秩序是二战后世界各国吸取20世纪人类遭受两次世界大战的惨痛教训，以世界反法西斯战争胜利成果为基础，以维护世界和平、促进共同发展及普遍人权为根本目标而建立起来的一整套国际规则及其保障机制。二战结束前后，国际社会作出的最重要决定就是成立联合国。《联合国宪章》的制定，奠定了现代国际秩序基石，确立了当代国际关系基本准则。中国、苏联分别作为第二次世界大战的亚洲和欧洲主战场，是抗击日本军国主义和德国纳粹主义的中流砥柱，为世界反法西斯战争胜利作出决定性贡献。中国和苏联率先在《联合国宪章》上签字，两国在联合国安理会的常任理事国地位是历史形成的，也是由两国人民在反法西斯战争中的丰功伟绩所铸就的。那些歪曲二战历史真相、否定二战胜利成果、抹黑中苏历史功绩的图谋违背了人类正确的历史观，也是逆历史潮流而动，不可能得逞。

The post-war international order has a solid legal foundation, built upon a series of declarations, international legal documents, international conferences, and the outcomes of international war tribunal judgments between the Allies and the Axis powers. The Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation determined the basic framework of the post-war international order and safeguarded China’s historic rights. Together with the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, the Tokyo Trials laid the foundation of the post-war Asian international order [1]1 The Tokyo Trials were the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, which tried Japanese war criminals after WWII.. The Nuremberg Trials settled accounts for the war crimes of German and Italian fascism; the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East nailed war criminals forever to the pillar of historical shame. The just nature, historical value, and contemporary significance of these two great trials are unshakable. The Yalta System [2]2 The Yalta System refers to the post-war international order shaped by the agreements of the Allied leaders at the Yalta Conference in February 1945., established through multiple meetings and a series of agreements among the main leaders of the anti-fascist alliance, constructed a new international order structure led by the five major powers of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, China, and France.

战后国际秩序拥有坚实的法理基础，建立在同盟国对轴心国的一系列宣言、国际法律文件、国际会议和国际法庭审判结果的共识之上。《开罗宣言》和《波茨坦公告》两份文件决定了战后国际秩序基本架构，维护了中国的历史性权利。东京审判同《开罗宣言》《波茨坦公告》等一道奠定了战后亚洲国际秩序的基础，纽伦堡审判清算了德意法西斯的战争罪行，纽伦堡国际军事法庭、远东国际军事法庭把战犯永远钉在历史的耻辱柱上，这两场大审判的正义性质、历史价值、时代意义不可撼动。由反法西斯同盟的主要领导人通过多次会谈和一系列协定而确立的雅尔塔体系，构建了以美、苏、英、中、法五大国为主导的新的国际秩序结构。

**2. The connotation of the post-war international political and economic order is profound and clear**

2.战后国际政治经济秩序的内涵深刻而明确

The post-war international order is politically manifested primarily in the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. In 1945, China and the United States jointly participated in convening the San Francisco Conference, promoted the establishment of the United Nations, and the conference unanimously adopted the UN Charter, outlining the grand blueprint of “We the Peoples of the United Nations” working together to build a better world. Because the UN Charter provides important guidance for the construction and operation of the post-war international order, upholding the current international order first of all requires upholding the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. Under the UN Charter, the United Nations has, over the eighty years since the war, effectively maintained overall peace for a relatively long period, promoted global economic and social development, and driven significant progress in human civilisation.

战后国际秩序在政治上主要表现为以联合国为核心的国际体系、以国际法为基础的国际秩序、以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为基础的国际关系基本准则。1945年，中美共同参与发起旧金山制宪会议，推动建立了联合国，会议一致通过《联合国宪章》，描绘出“联合国人民”同心协力共建美好世界的宏伟蓝图。由于联合国宪章为战后国际秩序的构建和运行提供了重要遵循，因而维护现行国际秩序，首要的就是坚持以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为基础的国际关系基本准则。依据联合国宪章，联合国在战后八十年的时间里有力维护了世界较长时间的整体和平，也促进了全球经济和社会发展，推动了人类文明长足进步。

The post-war international order is economically manifested primarily in the international economic order with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (World Trade Organization) at its core. These three organisations together constitute the three pillars regulating the world economy, finance, and trade after the war, and have played a positive role in the recovery and development of the world economy. Although the IMF, World Bank, and WTO have many problems, they have objectively promoted world economic development and the process of economic globalisation. At present, global trade is facing challenges of unilateral tariff barriers and increased uncertainty. The international community should firmly uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core.

战后国际秩序在经济上主要表现为以国际货币基金组织、世界银行和关贸总协定（世界贸易组织）为核心的国际经济秩序。三大组织共同构成了战后调节世界经济、金融、贸易的三大支柱，对世界经济的恢复和发展发挥了积极作用。国际货币基金组织、世界银行和世界贸易组织虽然存在诸多问题，但客观上推动了世界经济发展和经济全球化进程。当前全球贸易正面临单边关税壁垒和不确定性加剧的挑战，国际社会应坚定维护以世界贸易组织为核心、以规则为基础的多边贸易体制。

The core concept of the current international system and international order is multilateralism. The founding of the United Nations marked an important beginning of multilateralism. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Afro-Asian-Latin American countries launched a movement against imperialism and colonialism and for the struggle to win and maintain national independence. A large number of developing countries gained independence and joined the United Nations, effectively promoting the development and progress of multilateralism. China’s restoration of its lawful seat in the United Nations has important historical significance for the development of multilateralism; the justice, progressiveness, and people-centred nature of multilateralism have been constantly enhanced. History and reality prove that the better multilateralism is practised, the better the common problems facing humanity will be solved. International rules should be rules commonly recognised by all countries, not formulated by a few. Cooperation between countries should aim to serve all humanity, not seek global hegemony through group politics. To uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, it is necessary to adhere to and practise multilateralism, advocate that international affairs should be discussed jointly by all parties, and promote the international order and international system to develop in a more just and reasonable direction.

现行国际体系和国际秩序的核心理念是多边主义。联合国成立标志着多边主义的重要开端。20世纪五六十年代，亚非拉国家掀起反帝反殖、争取和维护民族独立运动，一大批发展中国家获得独立并加入联合国，有力促进了多边主义发展与进步。中国恢复联合国合法席位对多边主义发展具有重要历史意义，多边主义的正义性、进步性、人民性不断增强。历史和现实证明，多边主义践行得好一点，人类面临的共同问题就会解决得好一点。国际规则应该是世界各国共同认可的规则，而不应由少数人来制定。国家间的合作应该以服务全人类为宗旨，而不应以小集团政治谋求世界霸权。维护联合国宪章宗旨和原则，就要坚持和践行多边主义，倡导国际上的事大家商量着办，推动国际秩序和国际体系朝着更加公正合理的方向发展。

**3. The contemporary value of safeguarding the post-war international order**

3.维护战后国际秩序的时代价值

At present, changes unseen in a century [3]3 “Changes unseen in a century” is a regularly used phrase in Chinese political discourse referring to the profound global transformation underway. in the world are accelerating, unilateralism and protectionism are rising noticeably. Individual countries and their allies, using unilateral illegal restrictive measures such as trade and financial restrictions, have used various pretexts to impose arbitrary tariffs on trading partners and abuse export controls, and have even bypassed the UN Security Council to implement illegal unilateral coercive measures and unilateral protectionist measures that violate the UN Charter and international law, hinder justice, and have severe negative impacts on global industrial and supply chains. These actions seriously infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, seriously violate the rules of the WTO, seriously damage the rules-based multilateral trading system, and seriously impact the stability of the global economic order. The post-war international system and international order are facing severe challenges. However, the general direction of human development and progress will not change, the general logic of world history moving forward through twists and turns will not change, and the general trend of the international community sharing a common destiny will not change. The current international system plays a core role in promoting world peace and development, and still has solid foundations and strong momentum; safeguarding the post-war international order has important contemporary value.

当前，世界百年变局加速演进，单边主义、保护主义明显上升，个别国家及其盟友利用贸易、金融限制等单边非法限制措施，以各种借口宣布对贸易伙伴滥施关税和滥用出口管制，甚至绕过联合国安理会实施违反《联合国宪章》和国际法、妨碍司法以及对全球产业链供应链产生恶劣负面影响的非法单边霸凌措施和单边保护主义措施，严重侵犯各国正当权益，严重违反世界贸易组织规则，严重损害以规则为基础的多边贸易体制，严重冲击全球经济秩序稳定，战后国际体系和国际秩序遭遇严峻挑战。但是，人类发展进步的大方向不会改变，世界历史曲折前进的大逻辑不会改变，国际社会命运与共的大趋势不会改变，现行国际体系为促进世界和平与发展发挥着核心作用，依然具有稳固的根基和强劲的动力，维护战后国际秩序具有重要的时代价值。

Safeguarding the post-war international order concerns world peace and development. Looking at the history of international relations, no international system is perfect. The current international order is also imperfect, but as long as it is rules-based, fairness-oriented, and win-win-goal-oriented, it cannot be arbitrarily discarded, let alone torn down and rebuilt. History has repeatedly proven that without peace there is no development, without stability there is no prosperity. Facing the volatile and intertwined international situation and the historical trend of shared destiny, the security of all countries is closely interconnected; no country can be immune, nor can any country solve all problems alone. Countries should cherish the hard-won peace and tranquility and play a constructive role in maintaining global and regional stability. They should adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, resolve differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation, seek rather than undermine consensus, dissolve rather than create contradictions, promote a more just and reasonable international order, and maintain world peace and security on a more lasting and long-term basis.

维护战后国际秩序事关世界和平与发展。纵观国际关系发展历史，没有一个国际体系是完美无缺的。现行国际秩序也不完美，但只要它以规则为基础，以公平为导向，以共赢为目标，就不能随意被舍弃，更容不得推倒重来。历史一再证明，没有和平就没有发展，没有稳定就没有繁荣。面对变乱交织的国际形势和命运与共的历史大势，各国安全紧密相关，没有哪个国家可以独善其身，也没有哪个国家可以包打天下。各国应珍惜难能可贵的和平和安宁，为维护全球和地区稳定发挥建设性作用。坚持联合国宪章宗旨和原则，通过对话协商解决分歧和争端，寻求而不是破坏共识，化解而不是制造矛盾，推动国际秩序更加公正合理，维护世界和平安全更加持久长远。

Safeguarding the post-war international order concerns the authority and legitimacy of the United Nations. The purposes and principles of the UN Charter are the fundamental guidelines for handling international relations and must be upheld unswervingly. No country has the power to monopolise international affairs; international rules and order should be jointly formulated and observed by all countries. Relations and interests between countries can only be coordinated through institutions and rules. Major powers should take the lead in being advocates and defenders of the international rule of law, keeping their word and honouring their commitments, refraining from exceptionalism, avoiding double standards, and not distorting international law or using the name of the rule of law to infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of other countries or undermine international peace and stability. History teaches us that the international system with the United Nations at its core is an important guarantee for the cause of human progress and plays a key role in global governance. A series of crises and challenges in recent years have repeatedly warned us: the role of the United Nations can only be strengthened, not weakened; the status of the United Nations must be upheld, not replaced.

维护战后国际秩序事关联合国的权威与合法性。联合国宪章宗旨和原则是处理国际关系的根本遵循，必须毫不动摇加以维护。任何国家都没有垄断国际事务的权力，国际规则和秩序应该由各国共同制定和遵守。各国关系和利益只能以制度和规则加以协调，大国更应该带头做国际法治的倡导者和维护者，遵信守诺，不搞例外主义，不搞双重标准，也不能歪曲国际法，以法治之名侵害他国正当权益、破坏国际和平稳定。历史启示我们，以联合国为核心的国际体系是人类进步事业的重要保障，在全球治理中发挥着关键作用。近年来一系列危机挑战一再警示我们，联合国的作用只能加强、不能削弱；联合国的地位必须维护，不能取代。

Safeguarding the post-war international order concerns the future of multilateralism. “The problems of the world are complex and intertwined; the way out is to uphold and practise multilateralism and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.” Multilateralism is the cornerstone of the post-war international order; unity and cooperation are the greatest common denominator of the international community. Some individual countries have seriously deviated in their perception of the world, engaging in unilateralism and putting their own country first, placing their own interests above the common good of the international community. The United States, as the biggest beneficiary of the post-war international system and order, is now moving towards its opposite; the law of the jungle [4]4 The “law of the jungle” is a metaphor for the idea that only the strongest survive, often used to criticise hegemonic behaviour. where the strong prey on the weak openly appears, coercion and bullying are no longer disguised, and multilateralism has suffered severe setbacks. The international community generally opposes this and insists on upholding multilateralism and maintaining international cooperation.

维护战后国际秩序事关多边主义的未来。“世界上的问题错综复杂，解决问题的出路是维护和践行多边主义，推动构建人类命运共同体。”多边主义是二战后国际秩序的基石，团结合作是国际社会的最大公约数。个别国家对世界的认知发生严重偏差，大搞单边主义、本国优先，将自身利益凌驾于国际公利之上。美国作为战后国际体系和国际秩序的最大受益者却正在走向它的反面，弱肉强食的丛林法则公然登场，胁迫和霸凌也不再伪装，多边主义遭受严重挫折。国际社会普遍对此表示反对，要求坚持多边主义、维护国际合作。

Safeguarding the post-war international order concerns the democratisation of international relations. It is necessary to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, adhere to the equality of all countries regardless of size, strength, or wealth, respect the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the peoples of each country, oppose all forms of hegemonism and power politics, oppose interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and refrain from imposing one’s own will on others. It is necessary to strictly implement the international rule of law, ensure the effective implementation of international law, and oppose double standards and selective application. Any unilateral sanctions that bypass the authorisation of the UN Security Council are without legal basis, unreasonable, and lacking in empathy. In promoting global governance, all countries have the right to equal participation, equal decision-making, and equal benefit. Any act of bullying the weak through strength or taking by force is a gross violation of the basic norms of international relations and the democratisation of international relations.

维护战后国际秩序事关国际关系民主化。要尊重各国主权和领土完整，坚持国家不分大小、强弱、贫富一律平等，尊重各国人民自主选择的发展道路和社会制度，反对一切形式的霸权主义和强权政治，反对干涉别国内政，不把自己的意志强加于人。厉行国际法治，确保国际法有效实施，反对双重标准和选择性适用。任何绕过联合国安理会授权的单边制裁，都于法无据、于理不合、于情不通。在推进全球治理中，各国都有权平等参与、平等决策、平等受益。任何恃强凌弱、巧取豪夺，都是对国际关系基本准则和国际关系民主化的粗暴侵犯。

**4. China’s role as a major country in safeguarding the post-war international order**

4.中国维护战后国际秩序的大国担当

For a long time, as a stable, positive and progressive force in the international community, China has always upheld the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, unswervingly stood on the right side of history, on the side of human civilisation and progress, and on the side of the common interests of the vast majority of countries. It has resolutely safeguarded the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, established an image as a responsible, courageous and trustworthy major country, and demonstrated its responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

长期以来，中国作为国际社会的稳定、积极、进步力量，始终秉持人类命运共同体理念，坚定不移地站在历史正确一边，站在人类文明进步一边，站在绝大多数国家共同利益一边，坚决维护以联合国为核心的国际体系和以国际法为基础的国际秩序，树立起负责任、敢担当、可信赖的大国形象，彰显了作为联合国安理会常任理事国的责任担当。

Firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core. China has always believed that the world has only one system, namely the international system with the United Nations at its core; only one order, namely the international order based on international law; and only one set of rules, namely the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. No country should go its own way and create another set. China upholds a global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, firmly upholds the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, and advocates that all countries, in a spirit of mutual respect, properly handle issues arising in economic and trade exchanges through equal dialogue and consultation, in accordance with the norms of international relations and multilateral trade rules. China promotes better functioning of multilateral mechanisms such as the WTO and APEC, expands the influence of cooperation mechanisms such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and enhances the representation and voice of emerging market economies and developing countries in global affairs. China actively participates in the formulation of global security rules, strengthens international security cooperation, actively participates in UN peacekeeping operations, and plays a constructive role in maintaining world peace and regional stability.

坚定维护以联合国为核心的国际体系。中国始终认为，世界只有一个体系，就是以联合国为核心的国际体系；只有一种秩序，就是以国际法为基础的国际秩序；只有一套规则，就是以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为基础的国际关系基本准则，任何国家都不应自行其是、另搞一套。中国秉持共商共建共享的全球治理观，坚定维护以世界贸易组织为核心的多边贸易体制，倡导各国本着相互尊重的精神，通过平等对话协商，按照国际关系准则和多边贸易规则妥善处理经贸往来中出现的问题。推动世界贸易组织、亚太经合组织等多边机制更好发挥作用，扩大金砖国家、上海合作组织等合作机制影响力，增强新兴市场国家和发展中国家在全球事务中的代表性和发言权。积极参与全球安全规则制定，加强国际安全合作，积极参与联合国维和行动，为维护世界和平和地区稳定发挥建设性作用。

Continuously advance an equal and orderly multipolar world. Equal multipolarity embodies equality of rights, equality of opportunities, and equality of rules for all countries. It does not allow individual or a few major powers to monopolise international affairs, does not allow countries to be divided into first, second, and third class by strength and status, does not allow whoever has the bigger fist to have the final say, and still less allows some countries to be at the “dining table” while others are on the “menu”. Equal multipolarity requires adherence to the equality of all countries regardless of size, enabling all countries to participate equally in the process of multipolarity, enjoy rights, and play a role, opposes the formation of camp-based or exclusive small blocs targeting specific countries, and effectively promotes the democratisation of international relations. Orderly multipolarity means that all countries act within the international system with the United Nations at its core, cooperate in the process of global governance, ensure the overall stability and constructiveness of the multipolarisation process, and practise true multilateralism.

持续推进平等有序的世界多极化。平等的多极化体现各国权利平等、机会平等、规则平等，不允许个别或少数大国垄断国际事务，不允许以实力地位把国家分成三六九等，不允许谁的拳头大谁就说了算，更不允许有的国家必须在“餐桌”上、有的国家只能在“菜单”里。平等的多极化要求坚持大小国家一律平等，各国都能在多极化进程中平等参与，享受权利，发挥作用，反对搞针对特定国家的阵营化和排他性小圈子，切实推进国际关系民主化。有序的多极化是各国都要在以联合国为核心的国际体系内行事，都要在全球治理的进程中开展合作，确保多极化进程总体稳定和具有建设性，践行真正的多边主义。

Promote a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation. It is necessary to follow the general demands of all countries, especially developing countries, to make the pie of economic development bigger and distribute it well, so that different countries, different classes, and different groups can participate in and enjoy the fruits of economic and social development, properly address the problem of development imbalance between and within countries caused by the global allocation of resources, and achieve common prosperity and shared wealth. Support each country in following a development path that suits its own national conditions, refrain from homogenising development models, discard the harmful unilateralism and protectionism that benefit oneself at the expense of others, firmly promote trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation, solve the structural problems hindering the healthy development of the world economy, maintain the stable and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains, maintain the vitality and momentum of global economic growth, and promote economic globalisation towards a more open, inclusive, universally beneficial, and balanced direction.

推动促进普惠包容的经济全球化。要顺应各国尤其是发展中国家的普遍要求，做大并分好经济发展的蛋糕，让不同国家、不同阶层、不同人群都能参与并享有经济社会发展的成果，妥善解决资源全球配置造成的国家间和各国内部发展失衡问题，实现共同繁荣、共同富裕。支持各国走出符合自身国情的发展道路，不搞发展模式的单一化，摒弃损人利己的单边主义、保护主义，坚定促进贸易和投资自由化便利化，破解阻碍世界经济健康发展的结构性难题，维护全球产业链供应链的稳定畅通，保持全球经济增长活力与动力，推动经济全球化朝着更加开放、包容、普惠、均衡的方向发展。

Resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. The return of Taiwan to China is an important part of the victorious achievements of WWII and the post-war international order. A series of documents with the force of international law, such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, have all confirmed China’s sovereignty over Taiwan; the historical and legal facts are beyond doubt, and the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 [5]5 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, recognised the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China to the UN, including the expulsion of the representatives of Taiwan (the so is beyond challenge. Resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving the complete reunification of the motherland is an unswerving historical task of the Party, a common aspiration of all Chinese sons and daughters, and an inevitable requirement for realising the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. No matter how the situation changes within the island of Taiwan, no matter how external forces make trouble, the historical trend that China will eventually and must be reunified is unstoppable. We firmly uphold national justice, grasp the historical trend, resolutely oppose “Taiwan independence” separatist acts and foreign interference, firmly grasp the leading power and initiative in cross-strait relations, and unswervingly advance the great cause of national reunification.

坚决维护国家主权、安全、发展利益。台湾回归中国是二战胜利成果和战后国际秩序的重要组成部分。《开罗宣言》《波茨坦公告》等一系列具有国际法效力的文件都确认了中国对台湾的主权，其历史和法理事实不容置疑，联合国大会第2758号决议的权威性不容挑战。解决台湾问题、实现祖国完全统一，是党矢志不渝的历史任务，是全体中华儿女的共同愿望，是实现中华民族伟大复兴的必然要求。无论台湾岛内形势如何变化，无论外部势力如何捣乱，中国终将统一、也必将统一的历史大势不可阻挡。我们坚定秉持民族大义，把握历史大势，坚决反对“台独”分裂行径，坚决反对外部势力干涉，牢牢把握两岸关系主导权和主动权，坚定不移推进祖国统一大业。

(The author: Wu Zhicheng, researcher at the Research Centre for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC (National Academy of Governance), and Dean of the Institute of International Strategic Studies.)

（作者：吴志成，系中央党校〔国家行政学院〕习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心研究员、国际战略研究院院长）

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