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The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Chinese: 和平共处五项原则; pinyin: Hépíng gòngchǔ wǔ xiàng yuánzé) are the Chinese government's foreign relations principles first mentioned in the 1954 Sino-Indian Agreement. Also known as Panchsheel (Hindi for "five principles"[1]), these principles were subsequently adopted in a number of resolutions and statements, including the preamble to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.[2]
Enshrined in China's Constitution, the Five Principles have long been held as the cornerstone of China's independent foreign policy of peace.