President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Feb 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

　　BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping has engaged in extensive diplomatic efforts both at home and abroad this spring, cementing a closer bond with neighboring countries, advocating unity and cooperation, and injecting certainty and stability into a turbulent world.

　　CLOSER BOND WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

　　In a world grappling with growing uncertainty and instability fueled by protectionism and unilateralism, China has reaffirmed the continuity and stability of its neighborhood diplomacy and its vision for lasting peace and shared development in Asia.

　　The first major international event that China hosted in 2025 is the 9th Asian Winter Games from Feb 7 to 14 in the city of Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. It brought together leaders from many of China's neighboring countries, including Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Thailand and the Republic of Korea.

　　At a banquet hosted by Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, ahead of the opening ceremony of the games, the Chinese leader called on Asia to uphold the common dream of peace and harmony, jointly respond to all sorts of security challenges, and contribute to building an equal and orderly multipolar world.

　　Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, greet the crowd after a grand welcome ceremony as they walk to the CPV Central Committee headquarters for talks in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025.[Photo/Xinhua]