Xi's thought on diplomacy hailed

Blueprint outlined at meeting boosts peace and development, experts say

Xi Jinping thought on diplomacy of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era will guide China's major-country diplomacy to open up new prospects while pursuing a path of peaceful development, diplomats and experts said.

Xi, the country's president and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, systematically put forward the thought on diplomacy when addressing a two-day central conference on foreign affairs work in Beijing, which ended on Saturday.