
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against making the Asia-Pacific region an "arena for a big-power contest" and made a commitment that China will jointly promote development to bring cooperation in the region to new heights.
Mr Xi conveyed his thoughts in a written speech released on the eve of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit that kicks off on Friday in Bangkok. His speech was distributed for the Apec CEO Summit on Thursday.