China will continue to support free trade, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday when meeting with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.
China is a responsible nation, and a builder of and contributor to the current international system, the president said.
"We will continue to safeguard the international order and rules, and support free trade and the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment," Xi said.
"The international community should abandon the cold-war mentality and advocate working together to build a community with a shared future for mankind," he said.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency