中方愿与东盟国家携手应对各类安全挑战
China Stands Ready to Join Hands with ASEAN Countries in Addressing All Kinds of Security Challenges
11月7日下午，国防部新闻局副局长、国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。
记者：据报道，近日国防部长董军赴吉隆坡出席第12届东盟防长扩大会、第15次中国—东盟防长非正式会晤。请问中方对发展与东盟国家防务安全合作有何期待？
Question: It is reported that Minister of National Defense Dong Jun attended the 12th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus and the 15th China-ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur recently. What are China’s expectations for enhancing defense and security cooperation with ASEAN countries?
蒋斌：中国与东盟地缘天然相连，利益深度交融，始终安危与共、发展与共。近年来，在中国与东盟各国领导人战略引领下，中国东盟防务合作由浅及深、逐步拓展，覆盖高层往来、联合训练、人员培训、维和反恐、卫勤合作、救援减灾等多个领域，亮点纷呈、成果丰硕。
出席此次会议期间，国防部长董军与东盟国家防务部门领导会见交流，就深化防务安全合作、维护地区和平稳定达成重要共识。作为好邻居、好朋友、好伙伴，中方始终坚定支持东盟在区域架构中的中心地位，愿与东盟国家一道，坚守和平这一最大的共同利益，发扬和合共生的优良传统，坚持对话不对抗、结伴不结盟，携手应对各类安全挑战，进一步提升防务安全合作水平，打造更为紧密的中国—东盟命运共同体，共同开创地区更加美好的未来。
Jiang Bin: Connected by geography and mutual interests, China and ASEAN have shared weal and woe and pursued common development. Over recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and ASEAN countries, China-ASEAN defense cooperation has steadily expanded in depth and breadth, covering various areas including high-level exchanges, joint training, personnel training, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism operations, medical service, and rescue and disaster relief. There have been many highlights and fruitful results in China-ASEAN defense cooperation.
During the meetings, Minister of National Defense Dong Jun met with defense leaders of ASEAN countries and reached important consensus on deepening defense and security cooperation and safeguarding regional peace and stability. As a good neighbor, good friend and good partner to ASEAN, China firmly supports ASEAN centrality in the regional architecture. We stand ready to work with ASEAN countries to uphold peace, which is our greatest common interests, carry forward the fine tradition of harmonious coexistence, champion dialogue and partnership over confrontation and alliance, and join hands in addressing all kinds of security challenges. With these efforts, we aim to further strengthen China-ASEAN defense and security cooperation, build a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and jointly create a better future for our region.
