Developing with global vision

China should make more concerted efforts to build an inclusive worldwide partnership network instead of seeking exclusive allies

Building a global partnership network is a necessary and correct goal for any country that wants to promote its national interests around the world. But for China, the world's second-largest economy and an emerging power, it remains a grave challenge to achieve that goal in the right way while sticking to its decades-old principle of non-alignment.

According to Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a global partnership network has "basically taken shape" as the country has forged 72 partnerships, including those with 67 countries and five with regions or regional organizations. He told a recent seminar that the network will grant Beijing the ability to plan and build with "greater strategic vision and global scope".