FULL Wang Yi delivers keynote speech at 59th Munich Security Conference 2023

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Saturday reiterated China’s stance on peaceful development and called for mutual trust to promote a safer world. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made his remarks at this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), an international platform for discussions on global security issues. “Standing at a critical juncture of history, human society must not repeat path of antagonism, division and confrontation, and must not fall into the trap of zero-sum game, war and conflict,“ he said in his speech. Making the world a safer place is the strong desire of all people, the common responsibility of all countries and more importantly, the right direction for the advance of our times, Wang stressed. “For a safer world, we must all insist on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, on