What message did President Xi Jinping convey to the outside world through an array of China-hosted events, such as the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in April, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in June in Qingdao, the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September and the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November?

Global trends

In all four diplomatic events hosted by China, Xi made keynote speeches or remarks, sharing his views on global trends.

We live at a time with an overwhelming trend toward peace and cooperation.

We live at a time with an overwhelming trend toward openness and connectivity.

We also live at a time with an overwhelming trend toward reform and innovation.

——Keynote speech at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018