Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a keynote speech at a dinner co-hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the U.S.-China Business Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Council on Foreign Relations in New York, the United States, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — China has no intention to play a “Game of Thrones,” or in other words, seek hegemony on the world stage, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday.
China is still the largest developing country in the world and seeking hegemony has never been in China’s DNA, he said when addressing a dinner co-hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the U.S.-China Business Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Council on Foreign Relations.
In response to the so-called “shift of international power” hyped by some in the United States, Wang said that such a claim is a strategic misjudgment about China and reflects a lack of self-confidence.
In a world confronted with more and more challenges, no country can do well in isolation or fix all the problems single-handedly, Wang said, noting that the sharing of international responsibilities is a natural trend.
In this process, each country, big countries in particular, can harness its comparative strength and play a role to the best of its ability, he said, adding that China is ready to fulfill its due share of responsibilities.
