China's foreign policy and diplomacy aim at promoting peace, prosperity and cooperation in the world Sunday (Mar. 6).

"We will continue to work together with the international community to bring about a world with fewer conflicts and more peace, less poverty and more prosperity, and fewer troubles and more cooperation," said Li.

Asked to comment on the Chinese foreign policy and diplomacy, the minister said that China's diplomacy serves both the Chinese people and people of other countries in the world. 

"Over the past year, we have done our work earnestly and wholeheartedly to bring about a peaceful and stable international environment for the development of the country and improvement of the people's livelihood," said Li.

He added that the Chinese diplomats have adhered to the principle of "doing diplomatic work for the people", protected the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and legal persons abroad, and "properly handled" emergency incidents such as attacks against the Chinese citizens abroad.

"We stand for peaceful resolution of international disputes, and we have played our part conscientiously in the settlement of the regional hot-spot issues," said the minister, adding that China is finding "more and more friends and partners" around the world.

The minister said that China's diplomacy serves both the Chinese and people of the world.

Taiwan issue should not be considered in US-Japan security arrangement

The Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and should by no means be deliberated in the framework of the security alliance between the United States and Japan, said Li.

Li, who served as Chinese Ambassador to the United States in Washington in 1998-2001, called the US-Japan military alliance a "bilateral arrangement that occurred under special circumstances during the Cold War" and urged it to "be strictly restricted to the bilateral nature".

If it goes beyond its bilateral scope, the US-Japan alliance will definitely "arouse uneasiness on the part of Asian countries and bring complicated factors to the regional security situation",said the minister.

President Hu to attend APEC summit in ROK

Li confirmed that Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the informal leaders' meeting of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation in the Republic of Korea (ROK) this year.

The itinerary of President Hu will be announced by the Foreign Ministry spokesman, he said without giving details.

It is "very likely" that Chinese President Hu Jintao would go to the United States this year for celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, the diplomat said.

Editor: Olivia