President Xi delivers message of peace, openness

When meeting foreign experts in last December, he also promised that China will never seek hegemony or expansionism.

Xi's speech in Boao demonstrated an overlap in the "Chinese dream" of national revival and the global goals of peace and prosperity.

Vuk Jeremic, president of the United Nations General Assembly, suggested in his own speech delivered at the same ceremony that the world should cultivate the virtue of benevolence in international relations.

The key to China's endurance can be found in the teachings of Confucius, who wrote of the virtue of benevolence as a sincere consideration for fellow human beings and a sense of reverence and compassion based on the equal dignity of each in a community of shared values, he said.

Sense of global community

In his speech, Xi reiterated his vision of an international community in which everyone shares the same fate and can stick together in times of difficulty.

Xi said the global village should be a stage for common development, rather than "an arena where gladiators fight each other", calling for the international community to advocate a vision of comprehensive, common and cooperative security.

In pursuing their own development, countries should promote the common development of all and expand common interests, he said.

Xi called for a dynamic environment in which Asia and other regions enjoy mutually reinforced progress.

In the past 10 years, trade within Asia has increased from $800 billion to $3 trillion, while its trade with other regions has grown from 1.5 trillion to $4.8 trillion.

"This shows that cooperation in Asia is open and goes hand in hand with Asia's cooperation with other regions," Xi said. "Asia should welcome non-Asian countries to play a constructive role in ensuring stability and development in the region. Non-Asian countries should respect Asia's diversity and its long-standing tradition of cooperation."

Releasing dynamics

In his speech, Xi called for Asian countries to better cooperate and explore development paths suited to their national conditions.

Asia needs to "enhance mutual understanding, build a consensus and enrich cooperation so as to strike a balance among the interests of various parties," Xi said.

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