Chinese President Xi Jinping Welcomes All Countries to Join in Belt and Road Initiative, will never seek hegemony, and opposes new 'Cold War' in Keynote Speech at Boao Forum
President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will uphold the country's commitment to peaceful development and win-win cooperation based on its long-standing five principles of peaceful coexistence which emphasizes mutual respect and non-interference among nations. He said China will promote a new type of international relations. "The Covid-19 pandemic has made it all the more clear to people around the world that we must reject the cold war and zero-sum mentality and oppose a new cold war and ideological confrontation in whatever form," President Xi said. In a world of rising protectionism, Xi called for more open trade and investment, as well as regional economic integration. An example is the signing of the world's biggest trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership last year. The deal among Southeast Asian countries and other Pacific nations is expected to strengthen Asia's industry chain, supply chain as well as data and tale...