President Xi Jinping Reaffirms China's Commitment to Peaceful Development Path in the Message to Observance of the International Day of Peace

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President Xi Jinping Reaffirms China's Commitment to Peaceful Development Path in the Message to Observance of the International Day of Peace

President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China would "unswervingly take the road of peaceful development and remain a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order."

Comrade Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter to the commemorative event in Nanjing marking the 2018 International Day of Peace, and extended a warm welcome to the participants of the event, wishing it a complete success.

Pointing out that peace has been universally aspired after and pursued by human society, he said that peace and development has become themes of the times, but countries still faced increasingly complex security threats and the lingering threat of war.

"The Chinese nation loves peace and the Chinese people know well the value of peace," President Xi Jinping said, adding that China is committed to peaceful development.

He said that the observant event has become an important platform for all parties to enhance cooperation in security governance and unite global force for peace. This year's commemorative event is themed on working together to build a community with a shared future for humanity and a world of lasting peace and universal security.

President Xi Jinping said the theme is in line with the founding principles of the International Day of Peace and is in the fundamental interests of all countries and peoples.

He called on those engaged in the activities to pool their wisdom and strength, build consensus and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for humanity and a better world.

Beijing, Sept. 19, 2018 (Xinhua)