The past 50 years have witnessed China's peaceful development and its commitment and dedication to the welfare of all humanity, he said.

China, which rose to become the world's second-largest economy from a state of low productivity, has always been a strong supporter of other developing countries in their just struggle to safeguard sovereignty, security and development interests, he said.

China has sent over 50,000 peacekeepers to UN peacekeeping operations, and is now the second-largest financial contributor to both the UN and UN peacekeeping operations.