Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has also met the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Beijing. Wang Yi reiterated China's firm support to the United Nations. The two sides have also agreed upon insisting trade multilateralism and opposing protectionism. CGTN reporter Wang Hui has the details.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Sunday morning.

Wang pointed out that the trend of globalization and multi-polarization cannot be stopped. He believes that the UN should be the core of the global governance system, and individual countries should work to complete this.

Regarding trade tensions between China and the US, Wang reiterated China's commitment to protect free trade and multilateralism.

WANG YI, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER "China will protect the multilateral trading system and -- through action -- oppose protectionism in any form. This not only protects China's own rights and interests, but the common interests of all countries."

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, echoed Wang's opinion.

ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN SECRETARY GENERAL "At this moment, the UN shares the same vision with China. Multilateralism is necessary, and we should work together."

Wang has also stressed China's firm support of the UN.

WANG YI, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER "The UN is actively implementing reforms which will provide new opportunities to China's cooperation. We will continue to support the UN."

Part of China's support is the continued buildup of peacekeeping troops. Guterres will visit a training center for peacekeeping forces during his trip to China. According to the Permanent Representative of China to the UN, about 2,500 Chinese peacekeepers are on missions in 10 special troops around the world, including in South Sudan, Mali, Congo, and Darfur. Also, China has sent its first helicopter troop to the peacekeeping efforts in Africa.

WANG HUI BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the Peacekeeping Summit at New York's UN headquarters in September of 2015, that China will take the lead to set up a permanent peacekeeping unit and the buildup of a peacekeeping standby force of 8,000 troops. The country will train 2,000 foreign peacekeepers in the next five years. Until then, China has been actively implementing these commitments. Wang Hui, CGTN, Beijing.