The two sides reiterate their firm commitment to strengthening cooperation in regional organizations and fora, including and most importantly the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the ASEAN Regional Forum and APEC as well as other multilateral institutions, to combat terrorism, drug trafficking and crimes. They shall continue to work together to set up an Asia-Pacific partnership network of international and regional organizations and anti-terrorism agencies.

4. The two sides stand ready to promote economic globalization on a balanced, inclusive and win-win track. They call on the international community, developed countries in particular, to increase development aid to developing countries, fully honor their assistance commitment and create an enabling international environment for their development.

The two sides support the practice of open-up strategy of mutual benefit and the promotion of North-South dialogue and South-South cooperation to bridge the gap between the North and the South. To that end, they believe the international trade and financial regimes should be improved, that trade protectionism and investment protectionism should be opposed, and that trade frictions should be addressed through consultation on an equal footing and cooperation.

5. The two sides believe that to maintain lasting peace, all countries should work together on the basis of the UN Charter and the principles of mutual trust, accommodating each other's interests, cooperation on an equal footing, openness and predictability to make the international security system more in line with the call of the times and the common interests of all countries.

The two sides believe that international security is comprehensive and indivisible. The security of some countries should not be achieved at the cost of security of others, including the use of expansion of military and political alliances. The two sides stress the necessity to fully respect and accommodate the interests and concerns of relevant countries.

The two sides stand ready to continue, while ensuring undiminished security of all countries, to advance the international arms control process, and promote the universality and effectiveness of multilateral arms control and non-proliferation treaties. The two sides stand for political and diplomatic settlement of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery within the framework of the international law to promote international security.

The two sides believe that the establishment of a global anti-missile system, including the deployment of the system in some parts of the world and related cooperation, is not in the interest of maintaining strategic balance and stability. It is neither conducive to global arms control and non-proliferation efforts nor favorable to building mutual trust among states and regional stability. The two sides express their concern over it.

The two sides stand for peaceful uses of outer space and oppose weaponization or arms race in outer space. They underscore the importance of the conclusion of relevant international legal instrument on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in outer space through negotiations under the framework of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

6. The two sides regard sustainable development as an important area for international cooperation. They believe all countries should better share their experience, preserve natural resources and bio-diversity and build an environment-friendly and resource-efficient society.

The two sides attach great importance to climate change. They reiterate their commitment to fulfillment of all obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol and dialogue and cooperation in this area according to principles in the Convention, in particular "common but differentiated responsibilities," in light of their own capabilities. They believe that developed countries should provide financial and technical support to developing countries to improve their ability to cope with climate change.

7. The two sides call on all countries to intensify energy dialogue and coordination under the principle of equality and mutual benefit to stabilize