Xi pledges unswerving determination to support multilateralism

BEIJING -- China's determination to support multilateralism will not change, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday while delivering a speech via video at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Imperial Springs International Forum.

"Multilateralism is essentially about having international affairs managed by all parties through consultation and the future of the world decided by all countries working together," he said.

Xi called for upholding the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order underpinned by international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN charter, and promoting humanity's common values of peace, development, equity, justice, democracy, and freedom.

Noting that this year marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi said one important piece of historical experience gained from the CPC's endeavors over the past century is to maintain a global vision and bear in mind the future of humanity.