The ambassadors of China and Russia jointly issued a document: hosting the "democratic summit" by th

Original title: Chinese and Russian ambassadors jointly issued a document: the United States hosting the "democracy summit" is a typical cold war thinking. China and Russia call for stopping provoking estrangement and confrontation
Washington, November 27 (reporter Li Zhiwei) on November 27, Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang and Russian ambassador to the United States A. Antonov published a jointly signed article "respect for the democratic rights of the people of all countries" on the website of the national interests magazine of the United States. The article points out that the United States will host the "democracy summit" online. It will decide who can attend, who cannot attend, who is a "democratic country" and who is not. It is a typical cold war thinking, which will incite ideological opposition and contradictions and create new divisions in the world. This trend contradicts the development of the modern world. It cannot prevent the formation of the global multipolar architecture, but it may interfere with this objective process. China and Russia firmly oppose it. China and Russia appeal to stop stirring up estrangement and confrontation under the banner of "value diplomacy".
In a jointly signed article, the ambassadors of China and Russia pointed out that peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom are the common values of all mankind. Democracy is not the patent of any country or a handful of countries, but the right of all peoples. There are many forms of democracy, and there is no universal model. The most basic criterion for judging democracy is whether the people have the right to widely participate in national governance, whether the people's demands can be responded to and satisfied, and whether the people have a sense of gain and satisfaction. "If the people only wake up when they vote and enter a dormant period after they vote, only listen to exaggerated slogans during the election and have no right to speak after the election, and only be favored during the canvassing and ignored after the election, such democracy is not a real democracy."
The article says that China's socialist democracy is the most extensive people's democracy in the whole process, reflects the people's will, conforms to China's national conditions and is supported by the people. Practice has proved that the whole process of people's democracy in China is feasible and effective. China advocates the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. All countries live in the same "global village". We should discuss our affairs. Russia is a democratic federal country ruled by law and implements a republic. Democracy is the basic principle of the Russian political system. The tradition of Russian parliamentary system can be traced back to more than 100 years ago. Russia's political system is developing steadily and needs a stable and calm environment to ensure the rights and interests of the people.
The article emphasizes that democracy should be reflected not only in domestic governance, but also in international relations. Governments with genuine democratic spirit will support the democratization of international relations, rather than advocating "democracy" at home, pursuing hegemony internationally, calling for "unity" at home and creating division internationally.
——It is obviously anti democratic to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of combating corruption, promoting democratic values or protecting human rights, hinder the development of other countries, often wave the big stick of sanctions, and even infringe on the national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of other countries.
——It is obviously anti democratic to export the national system through illegal means such as "Color Revolution", regime change and even the use of force.
——The practice of self-respect, national priority, hegemonism and unilateralism is obviously anti democratic.
——It is obviously anti democratic to use ideology as a tool to suppress other countries and implement geo strategy, pursue their own absolute security and create division and confrontation.
——It is revisionist and obviously anti democratic to talk about the "rule-based international order", avoid talking about the United Nations and international law, and replace international rules with small group rules.
The article emphasizes that the endless wars and turbulence in the world have repeatedly proved that the promotion of "democracy" and the imposition of their own systems and values on other countries seriously undermine international and regional peace, security and stability. The bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and the so-called "democratic transformation" have done endless harm. All countries should focus on doing their own things well rather than pointing fingers at other countries.
Qin Gang and Antonov stressed in the article that at a time when the international community is facing many global challenges, countries urgently need to strengthen coordination and cooperation and jointly promote the cause of human progress. China and Russia call for stopping stirring up estrangement and confrontation under the banner of "values diplomacy", practicing the concept of international relations of mutual respect and win-win cooperation among countries, and promoting the harmonious coexistence of countries with different social systems, ideologies, histories and cultures and different levels of development.