In his keynote speech delivered via video link to the opening plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses that we need commitment to justice to create a future of mutual respect and mutual learning. 

Diversity is what defines our world and makes human civilization fascinating. 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 forms, Xi said. 

In state-to-state relations, the principles of equality, mutual respect and mutual trust must be put front and center. Bossing others around or meddling in others' internal affairs would not gain one any support, the Chinese president said. 

Xi believes that people should advocate peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom, which are common values of humanity, and encourage exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations to promote the progress of human civilization.