Regarding the Middle East, the Chinese president has promoted peace and stability in the volatile region. With China's mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed in March 2023 to restore diplomatic relations after a seven-year hiatus. In the lead-up to the negotiations, Xi talked separately with the leaders of both countries.

　　During a phone call with Xi soon after the breakthrough was achieved, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud applauded China's increasingly important and constructive role in regional and international affairs.

　　In the face of the gathering gloom of conflict on the horizon, Xi has championed a transformative approach to collective security. In May 2014, he articulated a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative, sustainable security for Asia. Eight years later, he presented the Global Security Initiative to the world.

　　“We, as humanity, are living in an indivisible security community,“ he said, advocating dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win outcomes over zero-sum approaches.

　　Xi's unwavering commitment to peace, development and cooperationChina is sharing its experience with other countries to assist them in achieving mutual prosperityChina Daily | Updated: 2025-05-08 08:08

　　President Xi jinping attends a presentation ceremony on which the Chinese government gives the “Zun of Peace“ to the United Nations as a gift in New York, the United States, on Sept 27, 2015. LI TAO/XINHUA