Highlights of President Xi's speech

2015-09-24  Source:English.news.cn

President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a banquet in Seattle on Tuesday evening. He told very personal stories of poverty and his own experiences as a youth, while speaking of how China's 'opening up' has changed lives for the Chinese.

But he also said there's still much left to do with 200 million people still living below the poverty line.

The Chinese president allayed global concern about China's economy, and said the government's role in the markets is to prevent panic and provide stabilization. Xi also reiterated that there's no basis for continued devaluation of the Chinese currency.

The president addressed human rights and the judicial system in China, saying reforms are "ongoing" and the country is ready to discuss them with the U.S..

When it came to cyber security, Xi said cyber attacks are crimes that must be punished and called for a high-level dialogue mechanism with the U.S..

Speaking of China's sweeping anti-corruption campaign, the president said there's no power struggle and no House of Cards, and hoped the U.S. could support China's hunt for fugitives.

When it came to China's role on the global stage, Xi Jinping said China is committed to a peaceful rise and is not interested in hegemony.

Xi insisted that China and the U.S. should build a new model of major-country relationship of no-conflict, no-confrontation, mutual trust and win-win cooperation, and to avoid miscalculations and misperceptions. He said people to people exchanges are key to achieving that.