The seminar commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was held by the Embassy of China in Myanmar on July 25. The event explored the inheritance and promotion of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in the new era and the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future. Mrs. Cao Jing, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of China in Myanmar, and U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister of State Administration Council Chairman's Office Ministry 2, and others, attended and addressed the event. More than 100 participants, including U Thant Kyaw, Chairman of the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS), U Khin Maung Soe, Chairman of the Yangon Regional Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, and representatives from Myanmar political parties, think tanks and friendly groups, attended the seminar.

Charge d’Affaires Mrs. Cao Jing reviewed and introduced the 70-year development history and contemporary value of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and highlighted China’s support and assistance measures for the people’s livelihood and development of Myanmar in the fields of peace and stability, economy and trade, health and poverty reduction. She hoped that China and Myanmar would inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Five Principles and work together to build a China-Myanmar community with a shared future.

Union Minister U Ko Ko Hlaing highly praised the initiative and long-standing practice of the Five Principles by China and Myanmar. He pointed out that the Five Principles are even more relevent at the present time and there is broad prospect for building a community with a shared future for mankind. He emphasized that the two countries should strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields to promote greater development of bilateral relations.

Myanmar guests had a free exchange from different perspectives, including their experience of attending the commemorative conference in China, the traditional "paukphaw" friendship between the two countries, inter-party exchanges, and cultural cooperation, and offered suggestions on carrying forward the spirit of the Five Principles and promoting the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future. Counsellor Mrs. Qiao Li delivered a concluding speech, hoping that China and Myanmar would take the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence as a new starting point, draw on historical wisdom, shoulder the mission of the times together, and create a brighter future for China-Myanmar relations.