Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions on China's foreign policy and foreign relations at a press conference for the fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
The world has come to a crossroads in 2017, as globalization backpedaled in America and Europe while tensions continued to brew on the Korean Peninsula and some other places.[Special coverage]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday reassured the world that China will continue to be an anchor of stability, an engine of global growth, while championing peace and contributing to multilateral global governance.
At a press conference on the sidelines of the annual national legislature session, Wang offered China's solution to the world's hot issues, which include dealing with the Trump administration, de-escalating tensions in Northeast Asia, supporting European integration, and ensuring lasting stability in the South China Sea.
The foreign minister said Chinese diplomats have risen to challenges and broken new ground, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core.
He summed up Chinese diplomacy with three key words: vision, initiative and consistency.
VISION
Chinese diplomacy's new vision, put forward by Xi, features dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, forging win-win cooperation, and jointly building a community of shared future for all of mankind.
Wang said this vision rises above the old approach of zero-sum games, and can be of great significance to the world.
Taking a question on China-U.S. relations, Wang said bilateral ties are "transitioning steadily and developing in a positive direction."
Wang said a "very important" phone conversation between Xi and Trump has set the direction and paved the way for China-U.S relations. The two sides are now communicating on future exchanges between their presidents.
"There is no reason why China and the United States cannot become excellent partners," Wang said.
Su Ge, president of the China Institute of International Studies, said China's preference for cooperation over confrontation is a break from Cold War mentality, which has led to conflicts between traditional and rising world powers in the past.
"The approach is an innovation, reflecting the philosophy that countries around the world are tied together and need to march forward through thick and thin," he told Xinhua in an interview.
