Xi Urges Cooperation as His Policies Signal Rising Tensions
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for countries to strengthen cooperation and avoid conflict on Thursday, even as his assertive policies in the Pacific set him on a collision course with the incoming U.S. administration.
Speaking via video link to a conference of world leaders organized by France’s Emmanuel Macron, Xi repeated China’s opposition to “hegemony” in international affairs, a term China has often used to describe American behavior. He also called on nations to “embrace openness and cooperation to jointly promote recovery” after the Covid-19 pandemic.