On July 5th, 2024, the Lithuania Rytas and Obzor, published a article by the spokesman of the Office of the Chargé d'Affaires of the People's Republic of China in Lithuania, entitled "Carrying Forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind". The full text is as follows:

70 years ago, to foster amicable relations with neighboring countries, the Chinese government proposed, established, and advocated the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence," which include mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. Over the past 70 years, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence has withstood the test of international changes and have been widely accepted and recognized by the international community, becoming fundamental norms of modern international relations and principles of international law. Amid profound adjustments in the global political and economic landscape, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence has integrated new era connotations, resonating with the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the "Three Global Initiatives," continually contributing Chinese wisdom to world peace and development.

The spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence remains evergreen and ever-relevant. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is rooted in traditional Chinese values such as “Be kind to your neighbor,” “Seek amity through integrity,” and “Promote harmony among all nations.” It attests to China’s diplomatic tenets of self-confidence, self-reliance, justice, protection of the disadvantaged, and benevolence. It manifests China’s firm resolve to follow the path of peaceful development. It demonstrates the broad vision of the Communist Party of China to contribute more to humanity. These principles guide China in promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind in global governance, providing new opportunities for world development through the achievements of Chinese-style modernization. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence also encapsulates the universal values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom, transcending differences in ideologies, social systems, and development levels between countries. It possesses universality, moral authority, and practical significance, showing strong vitality, lasting appeal, and profound influence in the new situation.

The significance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is profound and enduring. The starting point of these principles is to safeguard the interests and demands of small and weak countries in a political environment dominated by powerful states, rejecting the law of the jungle where might makes right. They stand firmly against imperialism, colonialism, and hegemony, laying an important ideological foundation for promoting a more just and reasonable international order. In today's world, where changes and chaos are intertwined, and major shifts are accelerating, with some major powers reversing course, attempting to undermine international solidarity, disrupt global industrial and supply chains, and seek narrow self-interests, adhering to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is even more crucial. Only by consistently upholding the equality of national sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, mutual respect, and mutual trust, and deeply practicing a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, can countries establish a basis for mutually beneficial cooperation, ensuring world peace and development.

The role of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence grows stronger and more resilient over time. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are not only principles of peace but also principles of development. It fully embodies the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, opening new pathways for the peaceful resolution of historical issues and international disputes between countries. It offers a "remedy" for the chronic problems of regional conflicts and local wars. Emphasizing mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit, these principles create a favorable environment for mutually beneficial cooperation and common development among countries, paving a "broad highway" for establishing a new international economic order. In the new situation, the international community should inherit and promote these principles even more, adhering to sovereign equality, respecting each other's core interests and major concerns, enhancing mutual trust through dialogue, and building peace through cooperation, pushing the international community towards joint progress and win-win cooperation.

"Words must be matched by actions." China is an active advocate and steadfast practitioner of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Over the past 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has consistently adhered to the path of peaceful development, never initiating a war or occupying an inch of another country's land. China is the only country in the world to have enshrined adherence to the path of peaceful development in its constitution and is the only nuclear power to commit to no first use of nuclear weapons. The world today is plagued by chaos, with natural disasters as well as human calamities. Faced with the global questions of "Where is humanity heading?" President Xi Jinping, building on these principles, has put forward the concept of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, continually providing Chinese solutions for improving global governance, constructing new types of international relations, and addressing human development challenges, lighting the way for a peaceful and orderly future for humanity.

The ancient Chinese saying goes, "The digger of a well begins at three inches and reaches thousands of feet." In the new situation, China is willing to work hand in hand with Lithuania and other countries worldwide to inherit and promote the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, actively advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world, and inclusive and beneficial economic globalization, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, jointly writing a new chapter of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.