Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has called on the international community to unite and work together to remove the “cancer” of terrorism.

Wang made the remarks in a written statement at the 11th Ministerial Plenary Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum.

He said that China will continue to contribute its solutions to global counterterrorism.

“Thanks to the joint efforts of all countries, significant progress has been made in international counterterrorism cooperation.

“However, terrorist forces are yet to be wiped out, their networks are still growing and the lingering pandemic of COVID-19 has further complicated international counterterrorism efforts.

“Fighting terrorism remains a formidable task for the international community and global counterterrorism cooperation must be strengthened rather than weakened,’’ he said.

Wang put forward five propositions on future global counterterrorism: to give full play to the central role of the UN, to uphold the principle of addressing both the symptom and the root cause, and to abandon any double standard.

Others are to tackle new threats and challenges and to strengthen counterterrorism capacity building for developing countries.

Wang said terrorism is a common enemy of humanity and addressing the threat should matter to every country.

“We need to see humanity as a community with a shared future, unite and work together to remove the “cancer” of terrorism.

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“China has always been an important participant and contributor in the international campaign against terrorism and will continue to carry out effective exchange and cooperation with other countries on counterterrorism and de-radicalization,’’ Wang said.

“China will work with the international community and make even greater achievements in the global fight against terrorism in the forum’s second decade.

“It will contribute more to building a world of lasting peace and security for all.’’