2023年5月31日，在习近平主席发表关于加强国际传播能力建设重要讲话两周年之际，外交部驻港公署刘光源特派员分别在《中国日报（香港版）》、《大公报》发表题为《讲好中国故事是中国外交的光荣使命》的英、中文署名文章，从“理直气壮讲好中国共产党故事，树立国际社会正确‘中共观’”“旗帜鲜明讲好中国主张、中国智慧和中国方案，让国际社会读懂中国的‘世界观’”“坚定不移讲好‘一国两制’香港成功实践故事，树立国际社会公正‘香港观’”三个维度，深入阐述习近平主席重要讲话精神对讲好中国故事和香港故事的重大指导意义。文章亦于当日登于上述两报网页版。全文如下：

讲好中国故事是中国外交的光荣使命

今天是习近平主席就加强国际传播工作发表重要讲话两周年。2021年5月31日，习主席发表重要讲话指出，“讲好中国故事，传播好中国声音，展示真实、立体、全面的中国，是加强我国国际传播能力建设的重要任务”。习近平主席的重要讲话为进一步做好国际传播工作、讲好中国故事提供了根本遵循。

中国外交肩负着促进中外友好交往的重要职责，讲好中国故事是中国外交的应有之义。习近平主席率先垂范，在对外交往中亲力亲为、用情用力讲好中国故事，赢得国际社会广泛赞誉。在习主席领航掌舵下，我们积极推动中华文化走出去，努力讲好以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴的生动实践，有效开展国际舆论引导和舆论斗争，我国国际话语权和影响力显著提升，国际社会普遍更加理解、认同、支持中国的发展道路和发展模式。

然而，个别国家为了维护自身霸权，利用其国际话语优势，打造所谓“民主对抗威权”虚假叙事，在涉港、涉台、涉疆、涉藏等问题上全方位、无死角对中国进行造谣抹黑，肆意散播“恐华症”，企图迟滞甚至逆转中华民族伟大复兴进程。对此，我们必须牢记习近平主席重要讲话精神，把加强国际传播工作放在更突出位置，进一步提高讲好中国故事的“音量”和“质量”，让世界都能听到中国声音。

理直气壮讲好中国共产党故事，树立国际社会正确“中共观”。中国共产党立志于中华民族千秋伟业，百年恰是风华正茂。国际社会愈加关注中国共产党，越来越多外国人士对中国共产党领导中国人民取得的伟大成就感到钦佩，越来越多国家希望了解中国共产党的成功秘诀。阿根廷总统费尔南德斯、老挝国家主席通伦等不少外国领导人在访华期间还专程参观了中国共产党历史展览馆。正如习近平主席指出，读懂今天的中国必须读懂中国共产党。我们要积极主动宣介好习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，阐释中国共产党治国理政故事的内在逻辑和思想理论，帮助各国民众深刻认识到中国共产党是为中国人民谋幸福的党，真正了解中国共产党为什么能、马克思主义为什么行、中国特色社会主义为什么好。

旗帜鲜明讲好中国主张、中国智慧和中国方案，让国际社会读懂中国的“世界观”。当前，世界之变、时代之变、历史之变正以前所未有的方式展开。习近平主席立足中国、胸怀世界，创造性提出构建人类命运共同体、全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议和共建“一带一路”等一系列重大外交战略思想，充分彰显习主席大党大国领袖风范和中国的国际担当，体现了世界各国和谐相处、合作共赢、美美与共的中国理念，与个别国家倡导的霸权主义、强权政治、零和思维形成鲜明对比。我们要深入广泛宣介中国主张、中国智慧和中国方案，让国际社会更加深刻认识到，中国坚定不移奉行独立自主的和平外交政策和互利共赢的开放战略，不断以中国新发展为世界提供新机遇，积极参与全球治理体系的改革和建设，践行共商共建共享的全球治理观。

坚定不移讲好“一国两制”香港成功实践故事，树立国际社会公正“香港观”。“一国两制”是中国特色社会主义的伟大创举，取得了举世公认的成功。同时，外部干预势力借港版“颜色革命”搞乱香港图谋破产后，不甘失败，变本加厉诋毁“一国两制”，不遗余力攻击抹黑香港法治，唱衰香港发展前景。中国外交始终坚定维护国家主权、安全和发展利益，涉港外交始终为“一国两制”行稳致远保驾护航。我们要针锋相对讲好“一国两制”香港成功实践故事，让国际社会清晰了解真实的香港，充分认识“一国两制”的强大生命力，深刻理解香港由治及兴的大势，相信在以中国式现代化推进中华民族伟大复兴的历史进程中，香港依然是孕育机遇与财富的热土，也将为世界带来更多机遇。

站在全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程，讲好中国故事既是充满光荣梦想的远征，更是穿越惊涛骇浪的远航。惟其艰巨，更显荣光。我们要在习近平主席关于加强国家传播工作重要讲话精神引领下，以讲好中国故事为己任，不断为国家改革发展稳定营造有利外部舆论环境，为推动构建人类命运共同体作出积极贡献！

Telling China’s stories well is a glorious diplomatic mission

Today marks the second anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s important speech on strengthening international communication. On May 31, 2021, President Xi pointed out in a speech that telling China’s stories well and presenting a true, multidimensional and panoramic view of China is a key task in building up China’s international communication capacity; the speech provided fundamental guidance for China’s international communication.

China’s diplomacy shoulders the responsibility of promoting friendly exchanges between China and foreign countries, and it’s a mission for Chinese diplomats to tell China’s stories well. President Xi has taken the lead in telling China’s stories to foreign leaders, and he has won wide acclaim from the international community. 

Under the leadership of President Xi, we have been actively promoting Chinese culture abroad, presenting to the world vivid practices in the advancement of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, providing the public with accurate information and refuting slanders. Thanks to these efforts, China’s discourse power and influence have significantly increased, and the international community better understands and supports the path and model of China’s development.

However, to maintain their hegemony and reverse the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, certain countries make use of their discourse advantages to create a false narrative of “democracy versus authoritarianism”, and vilify China on issues related to Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the Tibet autonomous region to hype Sinophobia around the world. 

We must bear in mind President Xi’s important speech, delivered two years ago, and give more prominence to international communication, and further improve the “volume” and “quality” of the China stories we tell to make the world hear China’s voice.

We should tell stories of the Communist Party of China (CPC) well and help the international community establish a correct view of the CPC. 

The Communist Party of China is dedicated to the long-term cause of the Chinese nation. It is in its prime following the celebrations of its centenary. The international community pays greater attention to the CPC. More foreigners admire the achievements made by the CPC, and more countries wish to know how the CPC achieved such great success. 

During their visits to China, a lot of foreign leaders, including Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith, visited the History Exhibition Hall of the CPC. As President Xi pointed out, to understand today’s China, you must understand the CPC. 

We should actively promote Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, share the theories of the CPC’s way of governing the country, and help people of all countries understand that the CPC is a party that strives for the happiness of the Chinese people, and help them understand why the CPC is capable, why Marxism is good, and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is successful.

We should tell stories of China’s propositions, wisdom and plans well and help the international community know better China’s “view of the world”.

At present, changes of the world, of our times, and of the historical trajectory are taking place in ways like never before. With global and domestic developments in mind, President Xi put forward a series of major diplomatic proposals, such as building a community with a shared future for mankind, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Belt and Road Initiative. They all fully demonstrate a great sense of responsibility of President Xi, the CPC and China, and embody the Chinese values of harmony, win-win cooperation and peaceful coexistence among all countries in the world. It is in sharp contrast to the hegemony, power politics and zero-sum thinking advocated by certain countries. 

The international community should be more aware that China pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and a win-win strategy of opening-up, and that China will continue to provide new opportunities for the world with China’s new development, actively participate in the improvement of the global governance system, and practice the global governance philosophy of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.

We should tell stories of the successful practice of “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong well and help the international community establish a fair “view of Hong Kong”.

“One country, two systems” is an unprecedented innovation under socialism with Chinese characteristics and it has achieved world-recognized success. However, after Hong Kong’s version of a “color revolution” failed, some foreign forces have intensified their efforts to defame “one country, two systems”, smear the rule of law in Hong Kong and slander Hong Kong’s development prospects. 

China’s diplomacy firmly protects national sovereignty, security and development interests, and Hong Kong-related diplomacy will continue to provide safeguards for the sustained success of “one country, two systems”. We should show the successful practice of “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong to the world, so that the international community can better understand the true Hong Kong, the strong vitality of “one country, two systems”, and the trend of good governance and greater prosperity in Hong Kong. 

I believe that in the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, Hong Kong will still be a hot spot of opportunities and wealth, and will create more opportunities for the world.

On the new journey toward fully building China into a modern socialist country, telling China’s stories well is an arduous but glorious mission. We should act on the guiding principles of President Xi’s speech on international communication, take it as our duty to tell China’s stories well, create a favorable external public opinion environment for the country’s reform, development and stability, and make positive contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.