Xi to take part in events for UN's 75th anniversary

President Xi Jinping will participate in a series of high-level meetings for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations via video link and deliver speeches, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday.

The announcement was made on the day the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly opened. It will include a series of high-level meetings, such as one commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN, and the general debate.

Details of Xi's agenda for participating in the high-level meetings are still unknown, but observers said China would use the virtual meetings to express support for multilateralism and the international system with the UN at its center, set out its position on the reform of global governance, and call for international cooperation to fight against COVID-19 and offset the impact of the pandemic on the global economy.