Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated the country will adhere to the path of peaceful development and vowed to never seek hegemony.
He added that China will assume more international responsibilities and participate more in international affairs and system reforms.
According to the China Daily, Jinping made the remarks in Beijing while meeting the foreign participants of a meeting of the 21st Century Council, a top global think tank.
He said China is a constructive agent in promoting world peace and development, and will continue to learn from advanced development concepts and other countries' experiences to harmoniously develop with other nations, the report said.
He said the meeting enhanced mutual understanding between China and the world.
He said that China will actively converge its interests with others'; respect all countries' independent social-system and development-path choices; engage a more active opening-up strategy in economic cooperation; and promote regional and global security cooperation, featuring equality, transparency, openness and inclusiveness, the report added.