Xi Outlines Four Peace Principles for African Conflicts in Meeting with Togo's Gnassingbe

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The Facts

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping met Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbe this month. SCMP only
  • During the meeting Xi outlined four principles linking peace to development for tackling African conflicts and hot-button issues. SCMP only
  • The principles include focusing on African-led security free from outside intervention and upholding sovereignty and UN Charter principles. SCMP only
  • The principles also include rejecting force and sanctions, favouring ceasefires through dialogue, and addressing both immediate security concerns and (per the truncated synopsis) longer-term issues. SCMP only

Context

According to SCMP's synopsis, Xi Jinping set out a four-point framework for approaching African conflicts during a meeting with Togo's Faure Gnassingbe. The framework ties peace to development and emphasizes African-led security, sovereignty, dialogue and opposition to force and sanctions. The full text of the fourth principle was not available in the source summary.

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2 Informed Citizen The story reports diplomatic rhetoric and stated principles from a bilateral meeting with no concrete new action, agreement, or policy change affecting ordinary people.
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