SINGAPORE, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese military official elaborated here Sunday on his country's policy, practice and proposals on regional security cooperation and governance.
In a speech delivered at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, called for concerted efforts by Asia-Pacific nations to maintain peace and stability in the region.
"The world today is undergoing historic changes as never before and the Asia-Pacific countries share good times and bad times together, " said the Chinese admiral in the speech themed "Strengthen Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation and Promote Regional Security Governance".
China thus advocates a new security outlook, featuring inclusive, shared and win-win security cooperation, he said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently proposed that the Asia-Pacific countries should jointly build a security governance model that suits the characteristics of the region.
Sun, from the defense and military perspective, elaborated on the new governance model.
He stressed that all countries should stick to the path of peaceful development and abandon the outdated zero-sum mentality.
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