China Diplomacy: President Xi Jinping gives guidelines on foreign affairs

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On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined guiding principles for China's foreign diplomacy. Wang Yuan tells us how Chinese ambassadors and experts on foreign affairs have been responding.

Guiding principles for China's diplomacy in a new era.

General Secretary Xi Jinping said China's foreign policy should be based on a deep understanding of history to understand present global trends.

CUI TIANKAI CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES "General Secretary Xi Jinping has comprehensively described the international situation and what role China should play in global affairs. Every country needs win-win cooperation for development. That's why President Xi calls for the creation of a community with a shared future."

MA ZHAOXU CHINA'S ENVOY AT THE UNITED NATIONS "The world is at a turning point with fundamental changes. General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward a lot of initiatives for the world."

China's ambassadors say that guided by Xi Jinping's diplomatic ideology, they will work hard to deepen relations with other countries.

LI HUI CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA "We need to deepen our comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia. We should bring such relations between major powers to a new level."

HUANG PING CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE "General Secretary Xi Jinping said it is important to unite with developing countries. Beijing will host the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September, so we will make full preparations for this event and make plans for future cooperation."

China's foreign policy pledges to forge cooperation with the rest of the world. Its vision is to create a community with a shared future.

SU XIAOHUI DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INT'L AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, CIIS "Xi Jinping's ideas on China's diplomacy are not only for China but for the rest of the world. China will focus on developing its economy and will also take due responsibility for global affairs. We hope to drive the world's economy and push forward globalization."