On the 17th, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, describing China as a staunch supporter of the United Nations' cause and stating that China will, as always, deepen cooperation with the UN and promote world peace and development.
According to comprehensive reports from state media, Xi met with Guterres—who was in China to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence—in Shanghai.
Guterres stated that under President Xi's strong leadership, no matter how difficult and complex the international situation, China has always firmly supported multilateralism, the cause of the United Nations, and promoted international cooperation, setting an example for the world.
Xi Jinping said that during Guterres’ ten years as UN Secretary-General, he led the United Nations in firmly defending multilateralism, actively responding to global challenges such as climate change, promoting global governance in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, and initiating the process of UN reform, all of which China highly appreciates.
Xi said that the current international situation is increasingly characterized by change and turmoil, and it is necessary to further practice true multilateralism and revitalize the status and role of the United Nations. Every country is an equal member of the international community; each country's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and legitimate rights and interests should be respected, and the world must never return to the law of the jungle.
He stressed that more than 190 countries around the world are in the same boat, sharing a common destiny, and should work together to address global challenges. Major countries should assume greater responsibility and show greater vision. "China has always actively promoted the exploration of the right way for major countries to get along in the new era with concrete actions, injecting more stability and certainty into the world."