Foreign minister: Diplomacy will focus on shared future

China's endeavor to foster a new form of international relations and build a community with a shared future for mankind will be the overarching goals of China's foreign policy in the years ahead, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

Wang stated the goals in his keynote speech at a symposium on Saturday in Beijing about the global situation and China's diplomacy. The symposium, attended by diplomats and researchers, was themed on international developments and China's diplomacy in 2017.

Noting that the 19th CPC National Congress had charted the course for China's external relations, Wang said that China needs to create a more favorable external environment and stronger external impetus to create a moderately prosperous society in all respects.