The eight key messages Xi Jinping seeks to convey to the world on his UK visit
China's president has emphasised issues relating to the nation's economy, global role, regional ambitions and the one road, one belt' vision
President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain carries eight important messages to the world, according to Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily:
Will China’s economy survive?
There are concerns about the downward pressure the economy faces, as it recorded 6.9 per cent growth in the third quarter. Xi said the nation’s growth was achieved “amid increasing difficulty in the world’s economic development”. China “will continue to serve as a powerful propeller for global economic growth”, Xi said at a UK-China business summit on Wednesday. The main economic indicators were within a reasonable range, he added. Xi also told Reuters in a written interview “the fundamentals of a steadily growing economy have remained unchanged”. China would have very promising economic prospects, he added.
Will China become a “world police” as it gets stronger?
China will insist on adhering to the path of economic development, and did not accept the logic “a strong nation is bound to seek hegemony”, Xi said in a speech at Guildhall, the centre for the City of London. “Nothing can shake China’s faith in a path of peaceful development,” he added. That message was also carried in his interview with Reuters before his departure. “China has been stepping up efforts for world peace and development not because it wants to become a ‘world cop’, even less taking anyone’s place,” Xi said. “China has declared many times that it pursues a defence policy that is defensive in nature and will never seek hegemony, engage in expansion or impose its own will on others.”
Will China back down or expand its presence in the South China Sea?
