President Xi calls for China to play bigger role in managing global affairs
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the closing ceremony as Chinese Premier Li Qiang applauds (top right) during China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 13, 2023
CHINESE President Xi Jinping called today for his country to play a bigger role in managing global affairs.
He spoke after Beijing scored a major diplomatic coup as the host of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran that produced a landmark agreement to reopen diplomatic relations.
In a keynote speech to the National People’s Congress, Mr Xi called for changes to the International Monetary Fund and other entities that fail to reflect the desires of developing countries.
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