High expectations of UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's ongoing visit to China, which began on Tuesday, marks an important event in the interaction between China and the world body. Ban's visit, the fifth in his capacity as the UN chief, presents a good opportunity for the two sides to better communicate and coordinate their stances on issues of regional and global significance.

China has remained an unyielding defender of the UN Charter and a staunch supporter of the UN's leading role in maintaining world peace and development. For example, China has dispatched about 21,000 personnel on 30 UN peacekeeping missions, which is the highest number of missions among the permanent members of the Security Council.

China's contribution to the world body has been recognized. Ban said before his China visit that the UN enjoys "strong support" from China in most of the world body's important agendas, which include peacekeeping, development, human rights and humanitarian assistance.