Xi calls for joint efforts to seek, uphold peace

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (June 22) called for joint efforts to seek and safeguard peace.

History has shown that hegemony, group politics, and bloc confrontations bring neither peace nor stability, but rather war and conflict said Xi in a keynote speech delivered in virtual format at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum.

The Ukraine crisis has again sounded the alarm for humanity: Countries will surely end up in security hardships if they place blind faith in their positions of strength, expand military alliances, and seek their own safety at the expense of others, Xi said.

(With input from Xinhua)