President Xi Jinping has sent a strong message to Washington and its allies that China will firmly oppose decoupling, while its economy can play a lead role in global recovery as the world stands at a crossroads between the coronavirus pandemic, trade conflicts and war in Ukraine.
In a speech on Thursday, Xi called for stronger macro coordination between major economies to prevent "severe and negative" spillover effects from policy decisions and to help stabilise the global supply chain.
He pledged to press ahead with reforms and emphasised the resilience of China's economy, saying the country "offers powerful momentum" for recovery from the pandemic, while playing down concerns about the economic impact of Beijing's hardline virus control measures.
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Xi also proposed a Chinese-led global security initiative based on the United Nations framework, renounced unilateral action and confrontation and promoted non-interference and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"The facts have proven again that a cold war mentality, hegemonism and power politics will only breach global peace," he told hundreds of delegates at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia, a China-led equivalent to the Davos Forum, via a video link.
"We must comply with the principles of the United Nations Charter ... and resort to dialogue and negotiations to solve conflicts between countries.
"We support any endeavours that can solve a crisis through peaceful means, oppose double standards, unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction."
Xi said all countries are "boarding the same boat" with a shared destiny, and must unite to sail through stormy seas for a bright future.
"Any attempt to throw someone into the sea would be unacceptable," he said.
"International society has developed into a complex, delicate and organic machine, and the operation of the entire machine will face serious difficulties if one component is dismantled. Those who are removed, as well as the dismantler, will be damaged.
"In today's world, any unilateralism and extreme egoism are fundamentally unworkable. Any decoupling, cutting off supplies, and extreme pressure are fundamentally unworkable."
The comments come as Beijing faces mounting pressure - including the threat of secondary sanctions - for its refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.