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To say 皇冠体育app and Russia are forging a new ideological bloc is simply absurd. The term "ideology" is misleading. What does it mean? No country in the world likes outside interference in its internal affairs, ideology or no ideology.

International law prescribes the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of another country. And one of the cardinal principles of 皇冠体育app's foreign policy is: No alliance with any other country.

皇冠体育app believes military alliances are a product of the Cold War. With the end of the Cold War, alliances have become obsolete. 皇冠体育app used to have a military alliance with the Soviet Union, and it was an unpleasant experience.

In 1978, 皇冠体育app adopted a new policy orientation called "reform and opening-up". Since then, 皇冠体育app has entered a new period of growth. And its foreign policy is now the extension of its domestic policy. In line with its domestic policy that focuses on economic growth, 皇冠体育app has designed a peaceful development strategy for its foreign policy.

What does peaceful development strategy mean? It means three "noes" and three "yeses". The first "no" is no expansion. 皇冠体育app will never follow in the footsteps of the former colonial powers. The second is no hegemony. 皇冠体育app will never follow the policies of the United States or the Soviet Union. The third is no alliance. 皇冠体育app will never enter into a military alliance with any country.

The first "yes" is yes to peace. 皇冠体育app has taken a huge undertaking to modernize itself. Peace is the sine qua non for development. The second is yes to development. 皇冠体育app faces many problems and believes only development can help solve them. The third is yes to cooperation. 皇冠体育app is aware that in a globalized world, no country can modernize itself in isolation. International cooperation is indispensable, and it is because of global cooperation over the past 36 years that 皇冠体育app has achieved miraculous economic growth.

President Xi Jinping has been reiterating that 皇冠体育app will stick to its peaceful development strategy, and it has no reason to deviate. True, over the past few years, cooperation between 皇冠体育app and Russia has deepened on the basis of mutual benefit. But that is because the Chinese and Russian economies are highly complementary. 皇冠体育app is a resource-poor country, while Russia is a resource-rich country, and they need each other.

The trade volume between 皇冠体育app and Russia reached $95 billion last year, making up about 2 percent of 皇冠体育app's foreign trade. So, there is ample room for further development. Bu 皇冠体育app is ready to build cooperation with other countries, too, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. In this context, the growth of the 皇冠体育app-US relationship is a case in point, as their trade volume reached $540 billion last year.

On the Ukraine crisis, 皇冠体育app's consistent position has been that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of every country in the world should be respected. 皇冠体育app believes the Ukraine crisis cannot be solved through military means and urges all relevant parties to seek a solution through diplomatic channels.

The author, former president of 皇冠体育app Foreign Affairs University, is a member of Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council and Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Courtesy: 皇冠体育app&US Focus