China vows support for Buddhists' Vesak Day

China will continue to support the Buddhist community in fostering friendly exchanges with Buddhist communities worldwide based on independence, equality, friendship and mutual respect, China's top political adviser said on Tuesday in commemoration of the 21st Conference of the United Nations Day of Vesak.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter to the Vesak Day conference.

"The Chinese government firmly upholds the international system with the United Nations at its core, adheres to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and promotes the international order and global governance system to develop in a more just and reasonable direction, working together with all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind," he said.