ISLAMABAD
\nSenator Mushahid Hussain has acclaimed China for laying the basis for an \u2018alternative new global order based on equality and justice\u2019.
\nHe made these remarks at the International Conference convened in Beijing by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark 70 years of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which was attended by over 200 political leaders, scholars, intellectuals, economists and journalists from over 50 countries, a news release said.
\nSenator Mushahid Hussain, who is Chairman of the Pakistan-China Institute & Co-Chairman, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP, the largest organisation of political parties in Asia, also thanked President Xi Jinping for bestowing on him the prestigious 5 Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Award, as he is the first and only Pakistani politician and parliamentarian to be given this honour by China.
\nHe was given this Award by President Xi Jinping at a special ceremony during the Chinese President\u2019s State Visit to Pakistan in April 2015. Mushahid Hussain termed President Xi Jinping\u2019s speech at the function as truly significant, having far-reaching historical significance, as China has taken political ownership of the 5 Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which today are the foundation of the new emerging global order, as well as a \u2018Code of Conduct\u2019 for the Global South, that is now being led from the front by China.
\nSenator Mushahid Hussain, in his speech, said, \u201cthe Beijing Conference has a three-fold relevance for contemporary international politics. First, China\u2019s initiative for 5 Principles of Peaceful Coexistence as well as its continuity through President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of a \u2018Community for Shared Future for Mankind\u2019 are visions rooted in Asian Wisdom which springs from centuries old civilisations. Second, this is the first non-Western vision of a new global order that rejects hegemony, militarism or diktat of any one power-based military might.
\nThird, today the Global South, comprising countries of Asia, Africa & Latin America, are the World\u2019s Majority, and given the international consensus behind China\u2019s initiatives of 5 Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and \u2018Community of a Shared Future for Mankind\u2019, these are now the philosophical foundations for Global South, which will drive economic and political developments in the future\u201d.
\nGiving examples from China\u2019s contribution to Asian wisdom, which is based on peace, harmony, equality and inclusivity, he cited the Chinese philosophy of \u2018Seek Truth from Facts\u2019 and \u2018Socialism with Chinese characteristics\u2019, adding that China is the only country in history to rise peacefully, without conquest, colonisation, invasion, occupation or aggression.
\nAppealing to the West to discard notions of a New Cold War or \u2018containment\u2019 of China, Senator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Senator Mushahid Hussain has acclaimed China for laying the basis for an \u2018alternative new global order based on equality and justice\u2019. He made these remarks at the International Conference convened in Beijing by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark 70 years of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which was attended by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-415604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n