Promoting the Peace, Stability and Development of the World
                                             （2001/6/28）


His Excellency, Rear Admiral Ir.Budiman Djoko Said，
Instructors and Cadets，

First I would like to extend my sincere thanks to His Excellency, Rear Admiral Ir. Budiman Djoko Said for inviting me to this famous academy. You are the ridgepole and beam in the process of Indonesian navy construction. I am honored to have this opportunity to exchange views with you. This will be much helpful for the mutual understanding between us, and between the people of China and Indonesia. Today, I would like to discuss with you on China’s national defense policy, China’s stand on regional security and some other issues concerned.

I. National Defense Policy
Chinese people love peace. The core of Chinese philosophical idea is that man is an integral part of nature and peace is valuable. It is said in the famous Military Science of Sun Zi that to conquer the enemy without war is the greatest conqueror. China has made concrete contribution to the development and progress of the world civilization. However, the modern history during which China was bullied, humiliated and oppressed by western forces makes China realize that China must establish a powerful national defense force.
China pursues a national defense policy that is defensive in nature. The Constitution of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the National Defense Law of the PRC, which is enacted in accordance with the Constitution, specify the tasks of the armed forces of the PRC as being to consolidate national defense, resist aggression, defend the motherland, safeguard the people's peaceful labor, participate in national construction and serve the people wholeheartedly.
  China has always attached primary importance to safeguarding state sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and security, and has been working hard for a peaceful international and a favorable peripheral environment for China's socialist modernization drive. The development and powerfulness of China will constitute no threat to anyone, but will rather promote the world peace, stability and development. Never to seek hegemony is the Chinese people's solemn pledge to the world.
  China's defense policy has the following main aspects:
  - Consolidating national defense, resisting aggression, curbing armed subversion, and defending state sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and security. China's efforts in defense modernization are purely for self-defense. China spares no effort to avoid and curb war, and to solve international disputes and questions left over by history through peaceful means. However, in view of the fact that hegemonism and power politics still exist and are further developing, and in particular, the basis for the country's peaceful reunification is seriously imperiled, China will have to enhance its capability to defend its sovereignty and security by military means.
  - Building and consolidating national defense independently and through self-reliance. China stresses self-reliance as the basis for safeguarding state security, and insists on making national defense policies and development strategies independently. China does not seek alliance with any country or bloc of countries, nor does it participate in any military bloc. China builds its defense science, technology and industry and develops its weaponry through self-reliance.
  - Implementing the military strategy of active defense. The late Chairman Mao Zedong has a well-known theory that we will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counterattack. Strategically, China pursues a principle featuring defensive operations, self-defense and gaining mastery by striking only after the enemy has struck. Such defense combines efforts to deter war with preparations to win self-defense wars in time of peace, and strategic defense with operational and tactical offensive operations in time of war. While basing them-selves on existing weaponry and carrying forward their fine traditions, China's armed forces seek to adapt to profound changes in the world's military sphere, and prepare for defensive operations under modern, especially high-tech, conditions.
  - Building a lean and strong military force the Chinese way. President Jiang Zemin has raised the general requirements of being qualified politically, competent militarily, and having a fine work style, a strong sense of discipline and adequate logistical support, the Chinese armed forces strive to strengthen their overall development and form a revolutionized, modernized and regularized people's army with Chinese characteristics. China adheres to building the armed forces by enhancing their quality, strengthening the armed forces by relying on science and technology, and managing the armed forces according to law, and is endeavoring to transform its armed forces from a numerically superior to a qualitatively superior type, and from a manpower-intensive to a technology-intensive type, as well as to train high-quality military personnel and improve the modernization level of weaponry in order to comprehensively enhance the armed forces' combat effectiveness.
  - Combining the armed forces with the people and practicing self-defense by the whole people. Mr. Deng Xiaopin has said that, we have such a large population, the military and the civilian are united as one; it is impossible to eliminate our people. China adheres to the concept of people's war under modern conditions, and exercises the combination of a streamlined standing army with a powerful reserve force for national defense. The reserve force and militia are maintained at an appropriate scale, with an optimized structure and an enhanced level of training. In the light of the principle of combining peacetime footing with wartime footing and the army with the people, and having reserve soldiers among the people, China works hard to popularize and promote defense education, perfect the defense mobilization system and enhance the defense mobilization capacity.
  - Subordinating national defense to, and placing it in the service of, the nation's overall economic construction, and achieving their coordinated development. Developing the economy and strengthening national defense are two strategic tasks in China's modernization efforts. The Chinese government insists that economic development be taken as the center, while defense work is subordinate to and in the service of the nation's overall economic construction. Meanwhile, along with economic development, the state strives to enhance its national defense strength, to effectively support the armed forces in their efforts to improve their quality and to form a mechanism that enables national defense and economic development to promote each other and develop in harmony.
  - Safeguarding world peace, and opposing aggression and expansion. China resolutely opposes hegemonism and power politics, and combats the policies of war, aggression and expansion. China also objects to any country imposing in any form its own political system and ideology on other countries. China does not seek military expansion, nor does it station troops or set up military bases in any foreign country. China opposes arms race, and supports the international community in its efforts to promote world and regional peace, security and stability.
  China possesses a small number of nuclear weapons entirely for self-defense. China undertakes not to be the first to use nuclear weapons, and not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states. China does not participate in any nuclear arms race, and never deploys any nuclear weapons beyond its borders. China maintains a small but effective nuclear counterattacking force in order to deter possible nuclear attacks by other countries. Any such attack will inevitably result in a retaliatory nuclear counterstrike by China. China has always kept the number of its nuclear weapons at a low level. The scale, composition and development of China's nuclear force are in line with China's military strategy of active defense. China is extremely cautious and responsible in the management of its nuclear weapons, and has established strict rules and regulations and taken effective measures to ensure the safety and security of its nuclear weapons.

Ⅱ Strengthening International Security Cooperation and Promoting the Peace and Development for All Mankind
  Instructors and Cadets,
  Working for lasting world peace and creating a happy life and an advanced culture for all mankind, lofty ideals held by all the world's peoples, are likewise the sincerely held aspirations of the Chinese people.
  As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and a large country in the Asia-Pacific region, China attaches great importance to, and takes an active part in, international security cooperation by sticking to its principles and promises, treating others in a sincere and friendly way, and developing cooperation. In recent years, China has actively carried out exchanges with foreign armed forces on the basis of mutual equality and mutual benefit. China has also actively participated in multilateral and bilateral security dialogues and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in United Nations peace-keeping operations, playing its due part in keeping peace in the region and the world as a whole.
  China handles its military relations independently, and conducts military exchanges and cooperation with other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Military diplomacy should serve the state's overall diplomacy and the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. In pursuance of this purpose the PLA has actively engaged in external contacts and exchanges in a flexible and practical manner, and made sustained efforts for enhanced mutual trust, friendship and cooperation with armed forces of other countries, and for regional and world peace, stability and development.
  China supports regional security dialogue and cooperation at different levels, through various channels, in different forms and in a step-by-step manner pursuant to the principles of participation on an equal footing and reaching consensus through consultation in the spirit of seeking common ground while reserving differences. China maintains that the multilateral security dialogue and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region should be oriented toward and characterized by mutual respect instead of the strong bullying the weak, cooperation instead of confrontation, and seeking consensus instead of imposing one's own will on others. China has participated in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Council on Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region (CSCAP), Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), Academic Symposium of China, the United States and Japan, and other activities for multilateral security dialogue and cooperation. China stands for enhancing mutual understanding and trust between countries and promoting regional peace and stability through these important governmental and non-governmental channels of discussions on security issues.
  The ARF is the only pan-Asia-Pacific official multilateral security dialogue and cooperation forum at present. Representatives of the Chinese ministries of foreign affairs and national defense have attended all the ARF foreign ministers and senior officials' meetings. They have also attended official or unofficial meetings on confidence-building measures, peacekeeping, maritime search and rescue, emergency rescue and disaster relief, preventive diplomacy, non-proliferation, and guiding principles within the framework of the ARF. China holds that the ARF should continue to focus on confidence-building measures, explore new security concepts and methods, and discuss the question of preventive diplomacy. At the same time, it believes that the parties concerned should have a full discussion first on the concept, definition, principles and scope of preventive diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region and reach consensus in this regard.
  China has been an active participant in the process of the CICA initiated by Kazakhstan, believing the purpose of the CICA as generally consistent with its security goals in Asia. It is of the view that the CICA should develop step by step with full consideration given to the regional peculiarities and diversities in Asia.
  In 1996, China formally joined the CSCAP, and in 1997 established the CSCAP China Committee. And it has actively participated in the CSCAP activities.
  Since the establishment of the NEACD in 1993, China has attended all its meetings, and in 1996 and 1999, hosted the fourth and ninth NEACD meetings in Beijing. China has also worked with other member states and succeeded in getting the NEACD to reach agreement on the guiding principles for cooperation between Northeast Asian countries.
  China has established, with Russia, the United States, France, Germany, Ukraine, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some neighboring countries and regional organizations, mechanisms for regular or irregular consultations on the issues of security, defense and arms control. Desirous of maintaining lasting peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, officials and scholars from China's Ministry of National Defense and other departments concerned have involved themselves more extensively and deeply in symposiums and other activities on Asia-Pacific security. This has promoted mutual understanding and trust between China and the countries concerned.
  The Chinese government has always attached importance to confidence-building measures with neighboring countries and has worked hard for their adoption. It has energetically advocated the conclusion of border treaties or agreements through talks between the parties concerned on an equal footing in accordance with the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and refraining from directing at any third party and threatening or harming other countries' security and stability, so as to safeguard equal security for all the parties concerned, and regional peace and stability.
  In April 1996, the heads of state of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met in Shanghai for the first time and signed the Agreement on Confidence-Building in the Military Field Along the Border Areas, establishing the “Shanghai Five” Mechanism. Five years since then, “Shanghai Five”Mechanism has made a series of significant achievement, and developed into a new type of regional cooperation. This kind of regional cooperation composes two stages, that is, from settling the dispute to establishing cooperation mechanism. The establishment and development of the “Shanghai Five” Mechanism provide new experience for the mode of international relations. In June 2001, the heads of state of “Shanghai Five”and Uzbekistan met in Shanghai, upgrading the “Shanghai Five”Mechanism to “Shanghai Cooperation Organization”(SCO), which consists of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. This symbolizes that significant progress has been made in “Shanghai Five” cooperation mechanism. The declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization fully shows that all the SCO members will strictly abide by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, strengthen mutual trust and good-neighborly relationship, increase effective cooperation of the member states in political, trade and economic, scientific and technological, cultural and educational fields, ensure peace, security and stability in the region, and push forward the process of establishing a democratic, just and rational international political and economic order. Under all circumstances, the SCO will unswervingly abide by the principles and tenets and always hold high the banner of peace and cooperation.
  As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has consistently engaged in efforts to maintain international peace and security. It cherishes and supports the role of the United Nations in keeping international peace and security under the guidance of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. In order to guarantee their success and sound development, China holds that UN peacekeeping operations must strictly adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, especially the principles of respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in other countries' internal affairs. No UN peacekeeping operations should be launched without the prior consent of the countries concerned. All UN peacekeeping forces should strictly observe neutrality and non-use of force except for self-defense. Peaceful means, rather than coercive measures, should be sought to settle disputes, such as mediation, good offices and negotiation. Double standards and military interference under the name of the UN should be rejected. Any decision on launching UN peacekeeping operations must be based on practicability and capabilities, and no peacekeeping operation should be launched when conditions are not ripe. Peacekeeping forces should not become a party to a conflict, which would be a deviation from the basic purpose of peacekeeping operations.
  Adhering to the above principles, China has participated actively in UN peacekeeping activities. China has sent military observers, liaison officers or advisers to the UN peace-keeping operations, including the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), etc. In January 2000, at the request of the United Nations, the Chinese government dispatched 15 civilian policemen to the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, the first time for China to send civilian policemen to UN peacekeeping operations. Chinese personnel assisting UN peacekeeping operations have conscientiously fulfilled their responsibilities and made great contributions to world peace. Some of them have even sacrificed their lives. In the years to come, China will continue to participate in UN peacekeeping operations in a positive and down-to-earth manner.

Ⅲ. New Concept of Security Advocated by China
  Instructors and Cadets,
  After the end of the Cold War and at the beginning of the 21st century, China holds that it is imperative for mankind to establish a new security concept. History tells us that the old security concept based on military alliances and build-up of armaments will not help ensure global security, still less will it lead to a lasting world peace. Therefore, we have to cultivate a new security concept that meets the needs of the times and to explore new ways to safeguard world peace and security.
  We believe that the core of such a new concept of security should be mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation. Security should be based on mutual trust and common interest. We should promote trust through dialogue, seek security through cooperation, respect each other's sovereignty, solve disputes through peaceful means and strive for common development. The establishment of a new security concept and a new just and fair international order is the only way to fundamentally promote a healthy development of the disarmament process and provide the guarantee for international peace and security. China maintains that this new security concept should include the following:
  --The relations among nations should be established on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, namely, mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. These are the political basis and premise of global and regional security.
  --In the economic field, all countries should strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, eliminate inequalities and discriminatory policies in economic and trade relations, gradually narrow the development gaps between countries and seek common prosperity. Such steps constitute the economic basis of global and regional security.
  --All countries should promote mutual understanding and trust through dialogue and cooperation, and seek the settlement of differences and disputes among nations through peaceful means. These are the realistic ways to guarantee peace and security.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a major developing country in the Asia-Pacific region, China treasures and safeguards global and regional peace and stability. China commits itself to its own stability and development, to a peaceful and stable peripheral environment, and to dialogue and cooperation with all countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Pursuing an independent foreign policy of peace, China is an adamant opponent to hegemonism and power politics. China develops good-neighborly relations with surrounding countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence. It vigorously promotes equal and mutually beneficial economic cooperation and trade in the region. China insists on settling disputes with others through peaceful means and actively participates in regional security dialogue and cooperation.
It is our view that, in the new circumstance of peace and development being the trend of the times, the security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region should not depend on arms race, nor military alliance or military supremacy. The lasting peace in the region should rely on each country’ own stability and development, and rely on developing normal, healthy and stable relations among countries. It should become the direction and characteristic of the multilateral security dialog and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region that, strengthening mutual trust through dialog; seeking security through cooperation; mutual respect for sovereignty; settling dispute peacefully and seeking joint development; mutual respect instead of the strong bullying the weak; mutual cooperation instead of confrontation; reaching unanimity through consultation instead of imposing its will on the other party.

Instructors and cadets,
In the following, I would like to brief you on some issues that you may be concerned about.
Ⅰ. Taiwan Issue
Settlement of the Taiwan issue and realization of the complete re-unification of China embodies the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation. The Chinese government upholds the basic principle of "peaceful reunification, and one country, two systems" for settling the Taiwan issue, carrying forward the eight propositions on the development of relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits and the promotion of the peaceful reunification of China. The Chinese government has consistently adhered to the one-China principle and will never give in or compromise on the fundamental issues concerning state sovereignty and territorial integrity. The new leader of Taiwan rejects “One China”.  They even advocate “Two Chinas” or “One China, One Taiwan”in the international community. Taiwan has purchased a large amount of advanced weapons, trying to reject reunification by forces. By doing so, they have the cross-straits dialog suspended. Settlement of the Taiwan issue is entirely an internal affair of China. The Chinese government firmly opposes any country selling arms to Taiwan, or entering into military alliances in any form with Taiwan, as well as outside interference in any way. The Chinese government will do its utmost to achieve peaceful reunification, and advocates settling differences through dialogues and negotiations on the basis of the one-China principle. However, if a grave turn of events occurs leading to the separation of Taiwan from China in any name, or if Taiwan is invaded and occupied by foreign countries, or if the Taiwan authorities refuse, sine die, the peaceful settlement of cross-Straits reunification through negotiations, then the Chinese government will have no choice but to adopt all drastic measures possible, including the use of force, to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and achieve the great cause of reunification. The "Taiwan independence" means provoking war again, and fomenting splits means relinquishing peace across the Straits. There is a Chinese old saying that weapons are lethal tools, wise man won’t use it if there is any other alternative. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) unswervingly takes the will of the state as its supreme will and the national interests as its supreme interests. It has the absolute determination, confidence, ability and means to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will never tolerate, condone or remain indifferent to the realization of any scheme to divide the motherland.
Ⅱ. South China Sea Issue
  The Chinese Government has always stood for negotiated settlement of international disputes through peaceful means. In this spirit, China has solved questions regarding territory and border with some neighboring countries through bilateral consultations and negotiations in an equitable, reasonable and amicable manner. This position also applies to the Nansha Islands. China is committed to working with the countries concerned for proper settlement of the disputes related to the South China Sea through peaceful negotiations in accordance with the universally-recognized international law and the contemporary law of the sea, including the fundamental principles and legal regimes set forth in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This was explicitly written into the Joint Statement issued at the China-ASEAN informal summit in 1997. The Chinese Government has also put forward the proposition of "shelving disputes and going in for joint development". China is ready to shelve the disputes for the time being and conduct cooperation with the countries concerned pending settlement of the disputes. This is not only what China stands for but also what China does. In Recent years, China has on many occasions had consultations and exchanged views on the question of the South China Sea with the countries concerned, and a broad identity of views has been reached. The bilateral consultation mechanisms between China and the Philippines, Viet Nam and Malaysia respectively are in effective operation, and positive progress has been made to varying degrees in the dialogues. At China-ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings(SOM) and China-ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conferences(PMC), too, the two sides have had candid exchange of views on the South China Sea question, and agreed to seek and appropriate solution to the problem by peaceful means and through friendly consultations. China is working actively with Asean to draft the South China Sea Code of Conducts.
  The question of the South China Sea is a question between China and the relevant countries. The Chinese Government has consistently advocated settlement of the disputes between China and the countries concerned through amicable bilateral consultations. Involvement by any external force is undesirable and will only further complicate the situation. China and the countries concerned are fully capable and confident of handling their disputes appropriately. Peace and tranquility in the South China Sea area can be maintained on a long-term basis. At present, there is no crisis at all in that area. The kind of tension in the South China Sea, which has been played up, even with ulterior motives, is contrary to the facts.
China attaches great importance to the safety and unimpededness of the international water lanes in the South China Sea. Its efforts to safeguard its sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and maritime rights and interests do not affect the freedom of the passage foreign vessels and aircraft enjoy in accordance with international law. In fact, China has never interfered with the freedom of passage of foreign vessels and aircraft in this area, nor will it ever do so in the future. China is ready to work together with the littoral states of the South China Sea to safeguard the safety the international water lanes in the area of the South China Sea.
Ⅲ. National Missile Defense System (NMD) and Theater Missile Defense System (TMD)
The development and deployment of NMD and TMD by the US will violate the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty). The US NMD program will jeopardize the global strategic balance and stability, and undermine the mutual trust among major powers. It will hamper the international arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation process and even trigger a new round of arms race, including the arms race in outer space. Once NMD is deployed, it would further strengthen some countries’ tendency towards unilateralism in dealing with international affairs, and hamper the multipolarization process, which is harmful to the peace and stability of the region and the world. It is not in the interests of any countries in the world. China and all the countries that love peace are seriously concerned about that.
China holds that the international cooperation in the TMD program should not damage other countries’ security interests, should not lead to the establishment and strengthening of any military or political groups. It should not undermine global and regional stability and security. The joint development and deployment of TMD systems by the US and Japan is beyond their legitimate defense needs and will pose a potential threat to the neighboring countries. It will be detrimental to the mutual trust among countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and will be detrimental to regional peace and stability.
  The provision of any weapon systems, including TMD systems, to Taiwan Province of China by any country constitutes a grave encroachment upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and represents serious interference in China's internal affairs. It will definitely meet with strong opposition from the Chinese people.
Ⅳ. Sino-Indonesia Relations
  This year marks the 51st anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between China and Indonesia. Despite of the ups and downs, the development of Sino-Indonesia relations has kept good momentum. Since the resumption of diplomatic ties in 1990, our two sides, working in a forward-looking spirit, have jointly added a new chapter of promoting friendship, deepening mutual understanding, enhancing trust and expanding cooperation to the annuals of our bilateral ties. The bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, military, cultural fields has made new progress and is becoming wilder and deeper. Some questions left over from history have been solved or are on the gradual process towards solution. The exchange of high level visits also reached new climax over the past two years. In late 1999, the heads of state of China and Indonesia reached consensus on establishing and developing a long-term and stable bilateral relationship of good-neighborliness, mutual trust and all-round cooperation. On this basis, in May 2000, the two sides signed a Joint Statement on the Future Directions of Bilateral Cooperation and set up the Joint Commission between the two Governments. All the above-mentioned will have both realistic and historical significance in further deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields and promoting the steady and healthy development of the bilateral relations. At the invitation of Her Excellency Vice President Megawati, His Excellency Hu Jintao, the Chinese Vice President paid an official visit to Indonesia in July last year which concluded with very sound success. During this visit, China and Indonesia also signed the Agreement on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The total trade volume of last year hits the record high of 7.43 billion US$. The friendly exchange between the two countries in the fields of parliament, political party, culture, education is increasingly active. So is the exchange between regional governments and folk. The two countries have kept good coordination and cooperation in international and regional issues. The exchange and cooperation between the two countries’military are also getting good momentum. Today, we have Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Huajun here, who is the first of Chinese military officer studying in Indonesia. It could be said safely that the Sino-Indonesia relationship is now in a new period of smooth development.
As a friendly neighbor of Indonesia, China has all along paid great attention to the stability and development of Indonesia and believes that a stable and prosperous Indonesia is in the interests of not only the Indonesian people but also the peace and development of the region and world at large. China steadfastly supports the efforts paid by the Indonesian side to safeguard its sovereignty, integrity and national unity. We believe that the Indonesian Government and people certainly have the capability and wisdom to overcome difficulties, restoring the political stability and economic development, maintaining the unification and national unity.
The basis of China-Indonesia relations is consolidated. We both think highly of and work hard on the maintenance of the world and Asia-pacific peace, stability and development. We both commit ourselves to the economic development and take national constructions and raising people’s living standards as our core tasks. We both belong to developing countries and require their benefits safeguarded when promoting the regional and global economic cooperation. We both respect and abide by the basic principles of international relations of mutual respect, non-intervention and peaceful resolution of disputes. We both stand against antagonism and confrontations. We both have made contributions to the change of images of Asia through our remarkable economic achievements, changing the world attitude and views on the oriental countries. We have no reason to be suspicious against each other. Instead, we have substantial reasons to further develop the long lasting bilateral relationship of all-round cooperation.
  Retrospecting the past and looking forward to the future, as two key countries in the region, China and Indonesia will enjoy substantial room and promising prospect for the bilateral cooperation. As we are entering the new century and new millenium, I am convinced that with concerted efforts of both sides, China-Indonesia good neighborly and friendly relations and cooperation will continue to make new progress and set model to the regional cooperation.