The Beijing Declaration of the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was issued on Friday.
The Declaration says the five principles are consistent with the UN Charter, and have opened a new path for the development of relations between countries with different social systems.
They were designed to protect the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, and have bolstered the efforts of developing countries to deepen solidarity.
The Declaration says the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind carries forward the essence of the principles, which are conducive to safeguarding international fairness and upholding multilateralism.
It says the Global South is a key force that practices these principles.
The conference participants spoke highly of the achievements in Chinese modernization and China's contribution to safeguarding world peace, promoting friendly cooperation, and advancing common development of the world.
Former political leaders from countries including Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, the Maldives, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Brazil, Guyana, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Italy, France, Croatia and Slovenia, representatives of international and regional organizations, and diplomatic envoys, academics, friends, as well as representatives of the press and the business community from more than 100 countries were present at the conference.
Beijing Declaration issued as China marks 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Beijing Declaration issued as China marks 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Beijing Declaration issued as China marks 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Beijing Declaration issued as China marks 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Persistent heavy rainfall has led to rising water levels across the Yangtze River basin, creating significant flood control challenges for the areas along the main streams and tributaries.
The Three Gorges Reservoir, located upstream on the Yangtze in central China's Hubei Province, has been gradually reducing its discharge rate to alleviate pressure on downstream areas. On Thursday, the outflow was reduced from 24,000 cubic meters per second to 18,000 cubic meters per second and was further lowered to 14,000 cubic meters per second on Friday. This has caused the reservoir level to rise by approximately 2.9 meters, storing 1.46 billion cubic meters of floodwater.
One of the Yangtze's major tributaries, the Zijiang River in central China's Hunan Province, has also experienced significant flooding. The Shaoyang hydrological station recorded water levels exceeding the warning level, triggering the fourth flood event of this year on Zijiang.
The Miluo River, another river flowing through Hunan, flows from east to west into Dongting Lake before joining the Yangtze River. On Monday afternoon, the water level at the Pingjiang hydrological station on the Miluo River hit 77 meters, exceeding the warning level by about seven meters.
Torrential rains have affected over 200,000 people in Pingjiang County, with more than 1,000 roads and bridges damaged and public transportation disrupted. No casualties have been reported so far.
In east China's Anhui Province, the town of Huikou in Susong County is the first town the Yangtze enters as it flows into Anhui. Water levels at the Huikou hydrological station have been rising continuously, exceeding the warning level by about one meter by Monday afternoon. The water levels along the main course of the Yangtze River in the province have all exceeded the flood warning levels and continue to rise.
Additionally, 19 tributaries including the Shuiyang River, Chuhe River, and Xihe River have also surpassed their respective warning levels.
Yangtze River basin battles severe flooding after intense rainfall
