Xinhua News Agency: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. It is an important historical moment for the international community to reflect on the past and look to the future. Some people say that China wants to challenge and even overturn the current international order, and replace it with a new one dominated by China itself. What is your comment?
新华社记者：今年是联合国成立70周年，对于国际社会来说是一个承前启后的重要历史时刻。有人说中国想要挑战甚至推翻现有国际秩序，推动建立一个由中国主导的国际新秩序。你对此有何评论？
Wang Yi: I want to make it very clear that China has always been a constructive force in building the international order. If we can compare the international order and system built around the United Nations to a big boat, then 70 years ago China was intimately involved in designing and building that boat, and China was the first country to put its signature on the Charter of the United Nations. Today we are in this boat together with more than 190 other countries. So of course, we don't want to upset that boat. Rather, we want to work with the other passengers to ensure that this boat will sail forward steadily and in the right direction.
王毅：我要明确地讲，中国历来是国际秩序的建设性力量。如果把联合国为中心的国际秩序和国际体系比作为一艘大船，70年前中国就曾经亲手参加了它的设计和建造。而且，中国还是当时第一个在《联合国宪章》上签字的国家。今天，我们和190多个国家同在这条船上，我们想的决不是要把船打翻，而是如何和各国共同努力，让这艘大船沿着正确方向开得更稳更好。
Seventy years have passed. The international situation and landscape has changed dramatically. Naturally, the international order needs to be updated. China supports the reform of the international order and system. Such reform is not about overturning the current system or starting all over again; rather, it is about seeking new ideas to improve it. The general direction is to promote democracy in international relations and the rule of law in global governance. In particular, it is very important to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, which are in the majority, so that we can make the world a more equal, harmonious and safe place.
70年来，国际格局与形势发生了很大变化。国际秩序自然也需要与时俱进。中国主张对国际秩序和体系进行改革，但这种改革不是推倒重来，也非另起炉灶，而是创新完善。总的方向是推进国际关系民主化和国际治理法治化，尤其是维护好广大发展中国家的正当权益，从而使这个世界更平等，更和谐，更安全。