Neighborhood diplomacy conducive to regional peace and development By Chen Haiming | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-16 07:19

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202412/16/WS675f63eea310f1265a1d2f6b.html Since China is geographically and culturally connected with its neighboring countries, sharing mutual interests, it is committed to a foreign policy of good-neighborliness and friendship in its immediate vicinity. Guided by the philosophy that "close neighbors are better than distant relatives," China prioritizes its neighborhood diplomacy, adhering to the principles of "amity, sincerity, reciprocity, and inclusiveness" to promote peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and beyond.