At present, the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region is generally stable while there remain challenges and risks. In the face of common threats to regional security and a variety of risks and challenges, cooperation is gradually becoming a consensus among Asia-Pacific countries. To be precise, a scenario characterized by promoting development, seeking peace and guaranteeing security through cooperation is gradually taking shape in this region. I'd like to take this opportunity to propose the following initiatives:

First, we should strengthen strategic mutual trust to lay the foundation for security cooperation. The interests of Asia-Pacific countries have not only converged, but also their fears and safety provisions have become common. Based on that, we should consider each other's development as an opportunity rather than a threat, and abandon the zero-sum game mentality, characterized by "if you gain, I lose; if you win, I fail; and if you prosper, I decline".

Only with a broad vision can cooperation be carried out in a sincere way. If we focus on the interests of three to five years, our differences may outweigh commonalities. But if we set our eyes on the interests of next 10 to 20 years, what we have in common will belittle our differences.