William Jones, an American international expert and former White House correspondent for Global Strategy Information magazine, said in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency in Washington that in the 75 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has transformed from a poor and weak country into an important engine driving world economic growth, and has achieved remarkable achievements in economic and social development that have attracted worldwide attention. In recent years, China has put forward multiple global initiatives, pointing the way for the turbulent world in the midst of a century long transformation. Jones said that over the past 75 years, the CPC has led the Chinese people to overcome numerous difficulties, which has changed the face of a country that has been ravaged by war and achieved economic development and social prosperity. Especially in recent decades, China's rapid development has been unprecedented in world history, "Jones highly praised China's epoch-making achievements in poverty reduction and its outstanding contributions to the world's poverty reduction cause. In his view, in the process of promoting national modernization, the Chinese government is committed to making the fruits of reform and development benefit all the people, so that every Chinese can live a decent and dignified life. This concept has played a key role in China's poverty alleviation. "This is the solemn commitment and historical mission of the CPC, which sets an example for other countries." He said. Speaking of China's initiative to jointly build the "the Belt and Road", Jones believes that this is a great initiative in the field of global infrastructure construction. To become rich, first build roads. "He quoted this Chinese proverb, saying that China has shared its successful experience with the world, pointing out a path for solving problems and promoting development, especially for countries in the" global South ". When talking about the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation held recently, Jones said that Africa regards China as one of its closest partners because China never interferes in the internal affairs of African countries when developing relations with Africa. He said that China is committed to improving the living standards of African people by building railways, running schools, dispatching medical teams, constructing office buildings and sports stadiums for African countries. Jones stated that as China's economic and social development and foreign exchanges and cooperation bring tangible benefits to more and more countries, China's just propositions in global affairs have won the recognition of more and more countries, especially the "global South" countries that are rising to become an important global force. Jones pointed out that various risks and challenges are prominent in today's world, and the prolonged regional conflicts and spillover effects have reduced the credibility of Western leadership. China has put forward the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, as well as global development initiatives, global security initiatives, and global civilization initiatives, which have won widespread support from the international community and pointed out the direction for human civilization to move forward. During the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, China, along with countries from the "global South" such as Brazil, jointly established the "Friends of Peace" group for the Ukraine crisis. China has also put forward three proposals regarding the Ukrainian crisis: cooling down the situation, promoting peace talks, and controlling spillover. Jones said that the Western countries continued to pour oil into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the "Friends of Peace" provided a correct path for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. If people want to avoid war and suffering, the proposals put forward by China must become the 'direction of our progress'. At the end of the interview, Jones mentioned the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which were born 70 years ago. He said that currently, countries should revisit the profound connotations of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and regard them as the basic principles for handling state to state relations and the fundamental guidelines for maintaining world peace and prosperity. (New Society)