驻南非大使田学军在南非《思想者》杂志发表署名文章
近日，驻南非大使田学军在南非主流时政评论杂志《思想者》10月刊发表题为《中国梦：和平、发展、合作和共赢之梦》的署名文章。另，《邮卫报》于2013年9月20日刊载了驻南非使馆介绍中国梦的文章和前联合国副秘书长米基罗女士撰写的《中国梦与非洲梦：实现共同发展》一文。
《中国梦：和平、发展、合作和共赢之梦》全文如下：
Chinese Dream: A Dream for Peace, Development, Cooperation and Win-win Outcomes for All
Everyone has dreams, so does every country and every nation. Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the“Chinese Dream”on many occasions after taking office early this year. His elaboration of the Chinese Dream has not only received warm responses withinChina, but also attracted wide attention from the international community. What is the Chinese Dream? What does this Dream mean to the world? How canChinaandAfricawork together to turn their respective dreams into reality? I wish to share some of my observations.
What is the Chinese Dream?
The Chinese Dream is about achieving three major goals: the prosperity of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation and the happiness of the people. These three goals are integrated as a whole. To understand the Chinese Dream, the following characteristics are of great importance.
First, the Chinese Dream develops along with the history ofChina.Chinaenjoys more than 5000 years of civilisation. However, since modern times, especially after the first“Opium War”in 1840, the country was gradually turned into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society under the bullying and humiliation of Western powers. It was also from that time the Chinese nation started the great struggle for national independence and rejuvenation. This was the starting point of the Chinese Dream. In pursuing this Dream, the Chinese people travelled a tortuous and difficult path, and finally established the New China - the People’s Republic of China - in 1949 under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). This laid the solid foundation for the realizstion of the Chinese Dream. Since that time, for 64 years, the Chinese people have been working hard to transform the Chinese Dream into reality. The Chinese Dream is not only the desire of the Chinese people of today, but also the long-time inspiration of the Chinese nation. As President Xi Jinping pointed out, this has been the greatest dream ever shared by the Chinese nation and cherished throughout modern times.
Second, the Chinese Dream has clear targets.The Chinese Dream is not a fantasy, nor an illusion. With tangible and feasible objectives, it will guide the future development of the country. The 18th CPC National Congress made a specific interpretation of the Chinese Dream, that is, by 2020, the centenary of the CPC, China will double its 2010 GDP and per capita income for both urban and rural residents and complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects; and by 2049, the centenary of the New China, we will build a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious. After achieving the two“Centenary Goals”, we will work to eventually realise the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. These are the three major phases of the Chinese Dream.
Third, the Chinese Dream brings the interests of the country, the nation andthe people together. The Chinese Dream is a dream of the country, of the nation and of the people. It embodies the collective pursuit of the nation and, at the same time, connects with the destiny of each and every Chinese person. The prosperity of the country and the rejuvenation of the nation are the premise and guarantee of our Dream, and the happiness and well-being of the people are the final goal.
What does this Dream mean to the world?
The Chinese Dream is closely connected with all the beautiful dreams of people of different countries in the world. China has the world’s largest population. It is the largest developing country, the largest emerging country and one of the fastest growing economies. In this globalised world,Chinacan never develop in isolation from the rest of the world, and the world cannot develop withoutChina. We can safely say that in the predicable future, the world will become a community with closer exchanges, closer cooperation and more closely integrated interests. In this sense, the Chinese Dream belongs not only toChinabut also the world.
To realise the Chinese Dream, we need a peaceful and stable neighbouring and global environment, and we need to strengthen cooperation with other countries for common development. As a result, the realisation of the Chinese Dream will bring tremendous opportunities to the world, and contribute greatly to world peace, prosperity and development. Therefore, we call the Chinese Dream a dream for peace, development, cooperation and win-win outcomes for all.
China’s rapid development in the past three decades has contributed greatly to world development and prosperity. In recent years, China’s economy has contributed more than one fifth of global economic growth. Since its official entry into the WTO in 2001,Chinahas imported an annual average of US$750 billion worth of goods, amounting to more than 14 million new jobs for its trading partners. In 2012, China’s foreign investment reached US$65.2 billion, and the number of local staff employed by overseas Chinese companies reached nearly 800,000, and more than US$10 billion tax has been paid annually to host countries. In the past decade, China’s accumulated foreign aids have topped RMB170 billionyuan. By the end of 2012,Chinahas helped build more than 2200 production and living facilities in developing countries, forgiven the debt of 50 under-developed countries and LDCs, and trained more than 60,000 personnel for 173 developing countries and 13 regional organisations. It is estimated that in the coming five years,Chinawill import US$10 trillion worth of goods and invest US$500 billion overseas. About 400 million Chinese tourists will travel overseas.
The continued development of China’s economy will bring more opportunities to the world. The Chinese Dream will certainly offer bright prospects for China’s cooperation with the world.
How can China and Africa work together to turn their dreams into reality?
Gaining strength through unity and achieving development and rejuvenation are the vigorous pursuits and common aspirations of all African countries. I think these are the core of the African Dream. As the world’s largest developing country and the continent home to the largest number of developing countries, China and Africa share similar historic trajectories and are faced with common development tasks. We all cherish peace, want development, advocate self-reliance and pursue independence. We are close at heart, and we share similar objectives and destinies.
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visitedAfricain March this year, he proposed that the Chinese and African people should enhance unity, cooperation, mutual support and assistance so as to make our respective dreams come true. Former UN deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro commented not long ago during a conference that“the new Chinese administration under the leadership of President Xi Jinping unveiled‘The Great Chinese Dream’. Through this dream China affirms its commitment to connecting its development with that of Africa, aligning the interests of the Chinese people with those of the African people, and combining China's development opportunities with those of Africa.”Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe said that cooperation withChinaserves the interests of Africa, and Africa is willing to work withChinawho is always ready to help and is a real friend.
I think during thejourney in whichChinaandAfricajoin hands and turn our dreams into reality, we should:
First, engage in mutual learning. The Chinese Dream and the African Dream share many similarities in terms of philosophy and objectives. The ways to achieve both Dreams are also similar. We should, during our course of development, learn from each other so that our dreams will be enriched and our journey to realise the dreams will be smoother. China will forever remain Africa’s true friend and trustworthy partner. We will share with no reservation our experience in development with African countries and helpAfricafind a path suitable to its own conditions to transform the African dream into reality.
Second, focus on mutual benefit. To accelerate development is the fundamental way to realise our dreams. We should give full play to our respective advantages and expand our cooperation. The foundation of a sustainable China-Africa cooperation is the commitment to equality, mutual benefit and common development. This is also the important guarantee if we are to realise our dreams. China will act from the common interests of both sides and the long-term perspective of China-Africa relationship, enhance practical cooperation with African countries, scale up investment into Africa’s most concerned areas such as infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing and personnel training, help Africa strengthen itscapacity for self-development and create more jobs for Africa. These will bring African people more benefits, and ensureChinaandAfricaa brighter future.
Third, enhance mutual-assistance.A favourable external environment is essential for us to achieve both the Chinese Dream and the African Dream. In recent years, African countries and regional organisations have been working vigorously to address African issues using an African approach and actively mediating regional conflicts and hotspot issues. As a result, peace and security have been relatively improved inAfrica. However, we should also be aware of the prominent challenges that threaten Africa’s peace and security and stand in the way of the development of the Continent. There is still a long way to go forAfricato eventually secure peace and stability. China will continue with our firm support to Africa’s own efforts addressing African issues, be a more constructive participant in Africa’s peace and security affairs and play a positive role in helping Africa achieve lasting peace and stability. At the same time, in order to safeguard the common interests of all developing countries, China will reinforce coordination and cooperation with African countries on the reform of the global governance system and other major international and regional issues, make the international order more just, equitable and balanced, and create a favourable environment for the realisation of the Chinese Dream and the African Dream.
