China never believes the so-called Thucydides Trap or the narrative that a strong country is bound to seek hegemony, and the United States should work with China to jointly tackle challenges faced by today's world, a spokesman for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said.

Sun Yeli, the spokesman, told a news conference in Beijing on Saturday that the most important event in international relations in the coming five decades will be for China and the US to coexist peacefully.

"We believe that the Chinese and American people have the wisdom, the opportunity and capability to find a way for peaceful coexistence," Sun said, adding that a sound and stable China-US relationship serves the common interests of the two peoples.

The international community also looks to the two countries to shoulder their responsibilities as major countries, to keep bilateral relations stable and push forward global cooperation, he said.

The spokesman said that China's pursuit of development is to make life better for its people instead of challenging others. But China will not allow others to bully it and the historic process of China's national rejuvenation cannot be held back by anyone or any force, Sun said.?