China’s Xi urges fairer governance, deflects ‘bullying’ charge

Chinese leader says global affairs cannot be decided by just a few countries as rivalry between world’s two leading world powers heats up.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a fairer system of global governance, even as Beijing faces growing accusations from its own neighbours of “bullying” in the Asia-Pacific region. Declaring the world “wants justice, not hegemony” Xi told delegates at the annual Boao Forum for Asia that “bossing others around or meddling in others’ internal affairs would not get one any support.” The China-based forum is a gathering of political and business leaders intended as Asia’s answer to Davos.