Xi Jinping urges world to abandon any Cold War mentality

The Asia-Pacific region is not a backyard and should not become an arena of power rivalry. Chinese President Xi Jinping said this, urging the world to abandon any Cold War mentality.

“No attempt to unleash a new Cold War will be tolerated by humanity or our time,” he said in a message to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok.

“We must follow the path of openness and inclusiveness,” he said in a speech provided by the organizers, adding that the region should not become “an arena of great power rivalry.” “All must reject unilateralism and protectionism; all must also reject any attempts to politicize economic and trade relations and use them as weapons.”