Xiplomacy: Hosting the world, building the future

Whether welcoming old friends or first-time visitors, Xi's attentiveness has become a defining feature of China's diplomacy as a host, helping foster mutual trust and friendship.

Yet these gatherings are about more than hospitality.

In times of global uncertainty, they have also served as venues where China has called for dialogue, openness and cooperation while presenting its proposals to address shared challenges.

In 2016, China hosted the Group of 20 summit for the first time. Chaired by Xi, the summit marked a milestone in global economic governance.

At the summit, development was placed at the forefront of the global macro-policy agenda for the first time. The summit, which brought together a record number of developing countries, also witnessed the adoption of an action plan to advance the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the first-ever collective commitment to support industrialization in Africa and the least developed countries.

These initiatives, together with the summit's outcome documents, reflected China's commitment to common development and shared prosperity.