The catastrophe of the second world war, and decades of living with limited sovereignty, taught the Germans the virtues of soft power and multilateralism.
In so doing it also emasculates the sovereign rights of small countries that have long been the prime defenders of multilateralism and international law as well as the foremost policy innovators.
We must redefine economic multilateralism beyond the traditional focus on finance and trade.
It is this, sometimes blurred, cleavage that makes Mr Obama's laudable multilateralism so hard to execute in the region.
Because China and the EU are two important players on the world stage, and among all players, our concepts of global pattern and order are the most similar. Both of us support multilateralism.
He said economic multilateralism needed to be redefined beyond its traditional focus on finance and trade.
The NATO force, which was conceived to fill a brave new role for the alliance, has thus tended to reflect the weaknesses of multilateralism, and a weakening of transatlantic relations.
Reform of the international economic system has gathered momentum, while multilateralism and win-win cooperation have won greater popular support.
Better development multilateralism will deliver better development results.
"One man, one vote" may provide a sound basis for domestic politics, but on a global scale democracy (or, more precisely, democratic multilateralism) is a prescription for doing nothing.
If this is the new era of multilateralism, it is no prize.
Ambassador li said that China places great emphasis on multilateralism and collective security, and firmly supports the leading role played by the United Nations in peacekeeping operations.
International cooperation must be strengthened and multilateralism must be exercised to solve such global issues as disarmament, non-proliferation and fight against terrorism.
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