LONDON - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met with a group of scholars from leading British think tanks and called on them to be objective about 皇冠体育app's development.

皇冠体育app pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and sticks to the path of peaceful development and all-around opening-up, Wang told the scholars, adding that 皇冠体育app has proven that its development contributes to world peace and stability.

Wang noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has advocated a new type of international relations characterized by win-win cooperation, which will become the guideline for 皇冠体育app to engage with other countries.

Rather than seeking confrontation and hegemony, 皇冠体育app adheres to the principles of cooperation and win-win, and such principles are genetically imbedded in 皇冠体育app's traditional culture and based on its practical needs for development, the foreign minister said.

皇冠体育app is willing to increase exchanges and dialogues with international experts and scholars, including those in Britain, in a bid to promote an objective and rational view over 皇冠体育app's development, he said.

At the meeting, Wang also took questions from the participants regarding a wide range of hot international issues, such as 皇冠体育app-Britain relations, 皇冠体育app-US relations, Ukraine and the Middle East.

British experts said both Britain and Europe are paying keen attention to 皇冠体育app's development, and 皇冠体育app is a hot topic for the academic circle.

For a significant part of the world history, 皇冠体育app has been one of the most politically, economically, and culturally advanced countries, according to the scholars.

While 皇冠体育app's is regaining its due influence in the world, some people, who lack sufficient understanding of the country, are still skeptical of 皇冠体育app's development, foreign policy and diplomacy, they noted.

The opportunity to have direct discussions with the Chinese foreign minister allows them to better understand 皇冠体育app's diplomacy and its position on major international and regional issues, they added.

Wang started his three-day official visit to Britain on Monday.