There-electionofXiJinpingasChina"spresidentshowsthegreatconfidencetheCommunistPartyofChina,andtheChinesepeopleandgovernmenthaveinhisleadership.TheyalsobelievehewillleadChinatogreaterprosperityandhelprealizethegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation.

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UndertheleadershipofXi,Chinawillexplorenewhorizonstoachieveinnovation-drivenhigh-qualitydevelopmentasopposedtofast-pacedquantitativegrowth.

Xi"sre-electionistheculminationoftheremarkableachievementsChinahasmadeoverthepast10years.Butthenewleadership"sjourneywillbelong,filledwithbothgloryanddifficulties.Theroadmaphasbeendrawn,andtheleadershipwillforgeaheadwithenterpriseandfortitudetocreateanevenbrighterfuturefortheChinesepeople.

Xi"svisionincludesstrengtheningChina"sglobalstandingandcreatingamoreprosperoussociety.Hehasalreadyledthecountryineradicatingextremepoverty,andhasbeenastrongadvocateofenvironmentalprotectionandinnovation-drivendevelopment.

Xihasmademanyambitiousinitiativesduringhis10yearsinofficeincludingtheBeltandRoadInitiativeandthe"MadeinChina2025"plan,whichareaimedatimprovinginfrastructureconnectivityamongcountriesandsharpeningChina"seconomicandtechnologicalcompetitiveedgeontheglobalstage.Hehasalsoemphasizedtheimportanceofruleoflaw,goodgovernanceandPartydiscipline,whichfoundresonanceinhishigh-profileanti-corruptioncampaign.

Thepresident"svisionbolsteredthecountry"sdevelopment,transformingChinaintoamoderatelywell-offsocietyinallrespects.Duringhisleadership,Chinahasmadegreatercontributionstoglobalpeaceanddevelopment.China"svisionarypoliciesfordevelopmentandpeacearereflectedinXi"sproposalsofGlobalDevelopmentInitiativeandGlobalSecurityInitiative.

Moreimportant,thankstoXi"sleadership,ChinacouldbrokerpeacebetweenSaudiArabiaandIran,withthetwocountriespledgingtoresumediplomaticrelationsaftersevenyears,followingclosed-doortalksfromMarch6to10.

SaudiArabia,Iran,andChinaissuedajointtrilateralstatementinBeijingrecentlytoannouncethehistoricdiplomaticbreakthrough.BothSaudiArabiaandIranagreedtoabidebytheprinciplesoftheUnitedNationsCharter,resolvetheirdisputesthroughdialogue,respecteachother"ssovereigntyandnotinterfereintheinternalaffairsofothercountries.

TheSaudiArabia-Iranagreementsetsanaptexampleforcountriestoresolvetheirdisputesanddifferencesthroughdialogue,andestablishgoodneighborlyandfriendlyrelationswithoutexternalmeddling.

SaudiArabiaandIranalsoreaffirmedtheiradherencetothebasicnormsofinternationalrelationsandinternationallaw.

ChinaplayedakeyroleinbringingthetwoMiddleEastcountriestogether,showingthatitscallforglobalpeaceanddevelopmentisnotemptytalk—unliketheUnitedStateswhich,inthenameofspreadingdemocracyandfreedom,hasbeeninterferinginothercountries"internalaffairsandcreatingchaosinmanypartsoftheworld,includingtheMiddleEastandEastAsia.ItsinvasionsofAfghanistanandIraqaretragicexamplesofwhatsuchinterferenceandinterventioncanunleashindevelopingcountries.

TheUShasbeenpromotingitshegemonicagendaintheMiddleEast,turningtheregionintoabattleground.Incontrast,China"srecentachievementinmediatingarapprochementbetweenSaudiArabiaandIranshowsthatanableandhonestgloballeadershipcanrestorepeaceandbringdevelopmenttocountries.

TheauthoristheexecutivedirectorofthePakistanResearchCenterforaCommunitywithSharedFuture,Islamabad.

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