Xinhua Agency, United Nations, October 27: Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, delivered a speech at the meeting marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Executive Directorate of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTED) on the 27th, emphasizing that international counter-terrorism cooperation can only be strengthened and not weakened.

Geng Shuang said that at present, the international situation is becoming more turbulent, wars and conflicts are occurring one after another, terrorist threats are resurrecting and spreading, and the counter-terrorism situation is becoming increasingly severe. In this context, international counter-terrorism cooperation can only be strengthened, not weakened. The Security Council should continue to make counter-terrorism a priority agenda, adhere to "zero tolerance" for terrorism, put aside geopolitical considerations and ideological prejudices, and oppose double standards and selective practices. The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate must continue to play an active role. The counter-terrorism sanctions mechanism should respond to changes in the situation and the requirements of Member States to further build a strong sanctions network against terrorists.

Xi Jinping said that China has put forward a global security initiative and a global governance initiative, calling on the international community to work together to tackle complex and severe security challenges, to jointly prevent and combat terrorism. China is saying this, and it is also doing so. China has long helped developing countries, especially African countries, to strengthen the building of counter-terrorism capabilities, and through China-UN Peace and Development Fund to provide support for counter-terrorism projects in Somalia, the Sahel region, Central Asia and other UN agencies such as the UN Office for counter-terrorism.