Chinese President Xi Jinping (8th L front) poses for a group photo with foreign delegates attending the 2017 Imperial Springs International Forum before their meeting in Beijing, Nov 30, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Thursday that Chinese diplomacy in the new era is to promote the construction of a new type of international relations and a community of shared future for mankind.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with foreign delegates attending the 2017 Imperial Springs International Forum from Tuesday to Thursday.

Former world leaders, renowned scholars and business elites gathered in China's southern city of Guangzhou to exchange their views on global governance.