As the year of 2017 is coming to an end, the Asia-Pacific has remained as the most dynamic region in the world despite a host of challenges, including security threats, a rising trend of de-globalization and an anemic economic recovery.
In 2007, the Asia-Pacific region has continued to serve as the "locomotive" of global economic growth as it is accelerating the process of regional integration and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
China, with its concept of win-win cooperation and a slew of feasible, practical solutions, has helped manage and resolve regional hotspot issues, and spurred economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
"BALLAST" FOR REGIONAL PEACE, STABILITY
The Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for 40 percent of the world's population and 60 percent of the global GDP, is faced with severe security challenges, including the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and territorial or maritime disputes.
To realize lasting peace and stability in the region, China has taken concrete actions to help ease tension and stabilize regional situation.
China issued a white paper entitled "China's Policies on Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation" for the first time this year, outlining China's concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, which was in distinct contrast to the out-of-date security concepts of the Western world such as the Cold War mentality, zero-sum game and military force worship.
During the 16th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in June, many participants expressed the view that China's new security concepts would be very important for tackling various challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tensions in the South China Sea has been eased thanks to unremitting efforts from China and related parties.
In November, Chinese and ASEAN leaders agreed to start consultations on the text of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, setting a new starting point of building a peaceful and prosperous sea together.
The Korean Peninsula has been at swords' points this year, with the nuclear test of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and multiple U.S.-South Korean joint military drills.
To calm down the nerves, China has proposed a political solution based on a suspension-for-suspension proposal and dual-track approach.
The suspension-for-suspension initiative calls for the DPRK to suspend its nuclear and missile activities and urges the United States and South Korea to suspend their large-scale war games, while the dual-track approach involves parallel efforts to move forward both denuclearization and the establishment of a peace mechanism on the Korea Peninsula. The Chinese proposal has won extensive support from the international community.
LEADING ROLE IN BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH SHARED FUTURE IN ASIA-PACIFIC
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October reiterated promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, a concept which has won applause from the international community.
