BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — China is a strong supporter of the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday afternoon when meeting with Secretary UN General Antonio Guterres.

Xi said that to achieve world peace, the purposes and principles of the UN Charter must be upheld and the legitimate security concerns of all countries must be taken seriously.China stands ready to strengthen its cooperation with the UN and jointly advance the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative to achieve tangible results, he noted.For his part, António Guterres once again congratulated Xi on his re-election as general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, saying the UN highly appreciates China‘s commitment to multilateralism and firmly supports the one-China principle, which is an untouchable red line that must be respected.