Xi urges humanity to pursue common development in harmony

Tourists pose for photos at the Nongnooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi Province, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2021. To encourage people to get vaccinated and travel, Nongnooch Tropical Garden, a well-known tourist attraction in Thailand, offers free admission to tourists who have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination before Nov. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that humanity should overcome difficulties in solidarity and pursue common development in harmony.

"The human race is an integral community and Earth is our common homeland," Xi stressed. "No person or country can thrive in isolation."

"We should keep moving toward a community with a shared future for mankind, and jointly create a better future," he said.

Xi made the remarks in Beijing at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the lawful seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations.  ■