UN General Assembly
2012

and non-traditional security issues have become intertwined. The international security environment is highly complex. Facing both unprecedented opportunities and challenges, we must not allow the outdated Cold War mentality and zero-sum game theory to stand in our way. We should act like passengers who stick together in a boat when crossing a torrential river and seek win-win progress through cooperation. That is the only option for countries around the world. To ensure one’s own security, a country should respect and accommodate the security of other nations. To achieve one’s own development, a country should actively promote common development. In pursuing one’s own interests, a country should take into account the interests of other nations. Only by promoting common security and development for all its members can the international community effectively address complex and multiple security threats and global challenges, resolve increasingly serious difficulties facing development and ensure durable peace and sustainable development in the world. With that in mind, China believes that it is important to do the following. We should promote equality and democracy in