New CPC leadership's first 100 ruling days inspiring(7)

PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT

To make clear China's future path in terms of international relations, Xi announced that the country will stick to the road of peaceful development, but will never give up its legitimate rights and will never sacrifice national core interests. He made the remarks at a group study session on Jan. 29 with members of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.

Xi said China will adhere to an "open, cooperative and win-win" development model with due consideration for both the domestic and international situations.

China will take a more active posture in international affairs and will pursue its development by seeking a peaceful international environment while safeguarding and promoting world peace, he vowed.

On Dec. 5, 2012, Xi also used his first meeting with foreign guests since his election to stress China's commitment to peace and its opening-up policy.

"China is following a path of peaceful development," the leader told a group of foreign experts working in China.

The country's development will never be a challenge or a threat to any other country or the world at large, said Xi, who is also chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission.

"China will never seek hegemony or expansionism," he added.

During his meeting with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 13, Xi called for more "positive energy" for the China-U.S. partnership.

"Positive energy" is a term popularly used in Chinese cyberspace to refer to giving impetus to something.