Seven decades ago, then-Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai put forth the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence for the first time, which are "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, these principles have been widely accepted and recognized as instrumental to maintaining world peace, and have become the cornerstone of China's foreign policy. What is at the core of the Five Principles? Why are they still relevant in terms of addressing current global crises and challenges? And what do these principles mean for a more just and balanced international political and economic order? 

Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Victor Gao Zhikai, chair professor at Soochow University; Radhika Desai, professor at the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba; John Pang, independent political analyst; and Dr. Jan Oberg, director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research. #Dialogue #ChinaDiplomacy #CGTN #PeacefulCoexistence #MutualRespect #PeaceforWorld