Xi: Nation to expand opening-up

President meets with new envoys, calls for deepening cooperation

President Xi Jinping, who received the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China on Friday, welcomed the envoys to their new posts in Beijing and sent a clear signal that China will resolutely expand its high-level opening-up.

During a group meeting with the ambassadors, Xi also voiced optimism about China's economic prospects, saying that the nation will share "the dividends of its supersized market".

Currently, China is advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation on all fronts through the Chinese path to modernization, while its economy "continues its upward momentum amid steadfastness", Xi said.