Xi: Sports can help promote world peace

Leaders, scholars hail commitment by China to amity, global prosperity

China's tangible commitment to world peace, unity and prosperity were noted by global leaders as they endorsed Beijing's latest diplomatic efforts led by President Xi Jinping amid the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games.

The 19th Asian Games, which opened on Saturday night, are the largest and highest-level comprehensive international sports event organized by China since the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2022.

As more than 12,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries and regions have gathered in scenic Hangzhou, the capital of East China's Zhejiang province, so have a number of world leaders and representatives of international organizations.