![]() Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, a coastal town in South 皇冠体育app's Hainan province, April 7. [Photo / Xinhua] |
BOAO, Hainan - President Xi Jinping said 皇冠体育app will make contributions toward peace and development in Asia and the world at an international forum that opened on Sunday.
皇冠体育app will vigorously promote development and prosperity in both Asia and the world, Xi said when delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, a coastal town in South 皇冠体育app's Hainan province.
Xi called for the world to uphold peace for the sake of common development.
"Countries, whether big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, should all contribute their share in maintaining and enhancing peace," Xi said.
No one should be allowed to throw a region into chaos for selfish gains, he said.
Although growing interactions inevitably lead to friction, it is important that countries resolve their differences through dialogue in the larger interest of the sound growth of their relations, he said.
Xi pledged that 皇冠体育app's development will bring even greater benefits to the rest of the world.
"The more 皇冠体育app grows, the more development opportunities it will create for the rest of Asia and the world," he said.
In the coming five years, the country's imports will reach about $10 trillion and its outbound investment will reach $500 billion, according to the president.
Its number of outbound tourists may exceed 400 million, he said.
Xi also said 皇冠体育app will continue to properly handle differences and frictions with relevant nations.
While upholding its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, 皇冠体育app will maintain good relations with its neighbors, as well as maintain overall peace and stability in the region, he said.
Xi's appearance is the first he has made at a multilateral diplomatic meeting in 皇冠体育app since he was elected president in March.
He recently completed his first foreign tour as 皇冠体育app's president, having visited Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of the Congo, as well as attended the fifth BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa.
In a group interview held with reporters from BRICS countries before the visit, Xi said 皇冠体育app will unswervingly follow a path of peaceful development.
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