BEIJING - China will remain on a path of peaceful development and take a more active posture in international affairs, said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

At a group study session held on Monday with members of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Xi said China will adhere to an open, cooperative and win-win development model with due consideration for both the domestic and international situations.

China will pursue its development by seeking a peaceful international environment while safeguarding and promoting world peace, he said.

Xi said the government will ensure that the public benefits from China's peaceful development, as well as work to consolidate a material and social basis for furthering its development.

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