2024年8月29日，中国驻布里斯班总领事阮宗泽在《环球时报》发表署名文章《中国是维护世界和平的坚定力量》。全文如下：
中国是维护世界和平的坚定力量
为何北京成为和平舞台？中国劝和促谈为何接连成功？有何新思路、新成果？中国积极倡导并践行全球安全倡议。中国是和平纪录最佳的大国。中国是世界上唯一将坚持走和平发展道路写进宪法的国家，是核大国中唯一承诺不首先使用核武器的国家。
中国70年前就提出相互尊重主权和领土完整、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政、平等互利、和平共处五项原则，被世界广泛接受，成为现代国际关系重要准则。而和平共处五项原则早已载入中国宪法，成为中国独立自主和平外交政策的基石。
中国还是联合国安理会常任理事国中派遣维和人员最多的国家。由此可见，中国作为世界和平维护者作用不容置疑。
北京努力探索中国特色的热点问题解决之道，体现大国担当。今年7月巴勒斯坦14个派别签署《北京宣言》，显示了中国积极参与全球治理体系变革，主张对话而不是对抗、包容而不排他，展现了有别于西方模式的维护全球稳定与发展的负责任大国形象。
针对如何妥善化解国际冲突，中共中央政治局委员、中央外办主任王毅表示，中国努力探索中国特色的热点问题解决之道，坚持不干涉内政，反对强加于人；坚持客观公道，反对谋取私利；坚持政治解决，反对使用武力；坚持标本兼治，反对短视片面。中国由此得到信任，并相信中方是公正、善意和可靠的调解者，是促进中东和解的和平力量。
中国为战乱频仍的中东地区提供了促和平、谋发展的新思路。中国不隔岸观火，不发战争财，不谋私利，而是从地区人民和国家的利益出发，提出的和平发展与合作共赢理念，聚焦中东问题的核心即巴勒斯坦问题。
中国推动安理会通过巴以冲突爆发以来首份决议，发表政治解决巴以问题的立场文件，主张中东地区的命运应该掌握在中东各国人民手中，呼吁加快实现巴勒斯坦独立建国，召开更大规模、更有实效的国际和会，真正实现巴以两国和平共处。该公正立场得到中东国家广泛认可和信任，乐见中国主导斡旋调停。
同样，针对延宕加剧的乌克兰危机，中国坚持为止战凝聚共识，为和谈铺路搭桥。中国领导人同包括俄罗斯、乌克兰在内各国领导人深入沟通，为应对危机发挥建设性作用。中方专门发布立场文件，多次派出特使穿梭斡旋。中国积极广泛谋求与志同道合者携手，同巴西达成关于政治解决乌克兰危机的共识，为推动局势降温、劝和促谈发挥建设性作用。
中国在国际热点问题上从不缺席，其积极调解作用引人注目，彰显了北京在促进解决地区冲突和维护世界和平方面的担当作为。面对风险挑战，越来越多的人们期待中国继续为破解难题、实现和平发展提供中国方案、中国智慧。
综上所述，中国在现代化新征程上绝不走殖民掠夺的老路，也绝不走国强必霸的歪路，而是走和平发展的人间正道，坚定做动荡世界中的稳定力量，积极推动建设持久和平、普遍安全的世界。中国越发展，为世界和平所做的贡献就越大。（中国驻布里斯班总领事 阮宗泽）
China’s staunch role as defender of world peace
Why has Beijing become the stage for peace? Why has China's mediation been so successful? What new ideas and results have emerged? China actively advocates and implements the Global Security Initiative. On issues of peace and security, China has the best record of all major powers. China is also the only country in the world that has enshrined the path of peaceful development in its constitution and the only nuclear power that has committed to not use nuclear weapons first.
70 years ago, China proposed the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, namely 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, which have been widely accepted by the world and have become an important norm in modern international relations. These principles are embedded in China's constitution and form the cornerstone of China's independent and peaceful foreign policy.
Furthermore, China is the largest contributor of peacekeeping personnel among the permanent members of the UN Security Council, and therefore, China's role as a defender of world peace is indisputable.
Beijing has worked to explore a Chinese way of addressing hotspot issues, reflecting its responsibility as a major country. The signing of the Beijing Declaration by 14 Palestinian factions in July shows that China actively participates in the reform of the global governance system, advocates dialogue and inclusiveness rather than confrontation and exclusivity. China also demonstrates that it is a responsible major country that is distinct from the Western model in maintaining global stability and development.
Regarding how to properly resolve international conflicts, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China has worked to explore a Chinese way of addressing hotspot issues, one that advocates for non-interference in internal affairs and opposes imposing one's will on others; upholds impartiality and justice and opposes pursuing selfish interests; seeks political settlement and opposes using force; aims to address both the symptoms and the root causes and opposes myopia and one-sidedness. Thus, China was trusted as a fair, well-intentioned and reliable mediator and a force for peace in promoting reconciliation in the Middle East.
China offers new ideas for peace and development in the war-torn Middle East. China does not sit back and watch, make war profits or seek personal gain. Instead, it puts forward the concept of peaceful development and win-win cooperation based on the interests of the people and countries in the region, focusing on the Palestinian issue, which is the core issue of the Middle East.
China has pushed for the adoption of the first UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Palestine conflict since its outbreak, issued a position paper on the political solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, and advocates that the fate of the Middle East region should be in the hands of the people of the Middle Eastern countries. China calls for accelerating the realization of an independent Palestinian state and holding a larger, more effective international conference to truly achieve peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel. This just position has been widely recognized and trusted by Middle Eastern countries, who are pleased to see China leading the way in mediation and negotiation.
Similarly, in response to the protracted and intensified crisis in Ukraine, China insisted on building consensus and paving the way for peace talks. Chinese leaders had in-depth communications with leaders of various countries, including Russia and Ukraine, taking on a constructive role in addressing the crisis. China has issued position papers and sent special envoys to mediate on many occasions, actively seeks to join forces with other countries and has already reached a consensus with Brazil on the political resolution of the Ukraine crisis by de-escalating the situation and promoting peace talks.
Beijing has never been absent in resolving international hotspot issues, and its active mediation has drawn significant attention. This highlights its responsibility in promoting the resolution of regional conflicts and maintaining world peace. In the face of risks and challenges, more and more people expect China to continue offering Chinese solutions and wisdom to solve global problems and achieve peace.
In conclusion, as China embarks on a new journey of modernization and becomes stronger, it will never resort to colonial plundering or seek hegemony. It will instead stay on the right path of peaceful development, serving as a staunch force for stability in a turbulent world and continue to build a world that enjoys lasting peace and universal security. The more China develops, the more contribution it will make to world peace.
(Dr Ruan Zongze, Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Brisbane)