This day, 4 October, in 1988, Deng Xiaoping met with Helmut Schmidt, former German Chancellor. When Deng talked about what new order and principles could replace international relations, he said, “As far as my personal knowledge goes, what can stand the test is the ‘Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence’. These can serve countries with different systems, different levels of development, and neighbours”.
1988年10月4日的这一天，邓小平会见了德国前总理赫尔穆特·施密特。 当邓小平谈到哪些新秩序和原则可以取代国际关系时，他说：“就我个人所知，能经得起考验的是’和平共处的五项原则’。 这些可以为拥有不同系统、不同发展水平和邻国的国家服务。”
