State visit to U.S., attending UN summits

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the annual high-level general debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Sept. 28, 2015. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

China's President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States from Sept. 22-25 at the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama. Xi visited the UN headquarters in New York to attend a series of summits to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the world body from Sept. 26-28 at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States has charted the course for strengthening strategic mutual trust between the two countries and will have a profound influence on the future of bilateral relations, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Xi made a speech at the UN headquarters titled "Build a New Type of International Relations Featuring Win-Win Cooperation, Create a Community of Common Destiny for Mankind," in which he renewed China's "commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN charter," reaffirming that China, as always, will be a peaceful world constructor and adhere to the path of peaceful development.

Xi called on the community to jointly promote peace and development, and to address major challenges to building a better world.

Xi announced when addressing the UN Sustainable Development Summit that China will provide 2 billion U.S. dollars to support South-South Cooperation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama walk to a private dinner near the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Sept. 24, 2015. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)