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President Xi Jinping arrives at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, Hainan province, on Sunday. Wu Zhiyi /China Daily
No country should be allowed to damage world peace or throw a region into chaos for selfish gains, President Xi Jinpingsaid on Sunday.
The remark shows China's determination to maintain regional peace as tensions in northeastern Asia run high,analysts said.
"Countries - big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor - should all contribute their share in maintaining and enhancingpeace," Xi said at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013, which attracted more than 2,500 political andeconomic leaders from around the globe.
Stability in Asia faces challenges as new issues keep emerging while traditional security threats still exist, he said.
The global village should be a stage for common development, rather than "an arena where gladiators fight eachother", he said, calling for the international community to advocate a vision of comprehensive, common andcooperative security.
Xi's comments came as the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that China will secure the legitimate rights and safety of itscitizens and businesses in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Pyongyang told foreign embassies to consider the possibility of evacuation if tensions flare up, diplomatic sources saidon Friday.
"The Chinese embassy in the DPRK is still operating normally," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a writtenstatement.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone call with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday that China opposesprovocative words and actions from any party in the region and "does not allow any troublemaking on China'sdoorstep".
Huang Youfu, a professor of Korean studies at Minzu University of China, said Chinese officials' remarks send a clearsignal to other parties to refrain from fanning flames and get back to talks.
"Washington and Tokyo have taken the stoking of tension as an excuse to deploy cutting-edge weapons innortheastern Asia," Huang said.
The US is considering deploying Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft at a military base inJapan to enhance surveillance over the DPRK, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Saturday.
Onodera will soon issue an order to the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to intercept any DPRK ballistic missiles, KyodoNews Agency quoted unnamed Japanese government sources as saying on Sunday.
Teng Jianqun, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, said flexing muscles "leads to nothing butheavy losses".
As the situation is reaching a "critical point", some parties may send signals to gradually cool heated tensions, Tengsaid.
The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test to avoid misperceptions, media in Washingtonreported on Saturday.
Seoul and Washington postponed an annual military meeting on April 16 in Washington involving General MartinDempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Republic of Korea counterpart General Jung Seung-jo, AFPsaid.
Huang said the US seemingly softened its posture to "secure some channels for dialogue" as Washington has longhoped to seek a path for communication.
Shi Yuanhua, director of the Center for Korean Studies under the Institute of International Studies of Fudan Universityin Shanghai, said the situation proves that the relationship between Pyongyang and Washington remains in adeadlock, and some members of Washington's think tank have realized that consistent high pressure on Pyongyanghas not paid off.
The "vicious cycle" will be ramped up if both sides refuse to step back, and it remains to be seen whether they canstrike a balance, Shi said.
Beijing will continue to play a constructive role, adhere to peace and facilitate talks to properly handle issues, Xi said.
It is important that countries resolve differences through dialogue in the larger interest of the sound growth of theirrelations, Xi said.
Xi's speech was in line with remarks he made during a meeting with foreign experts in December, when he first mappedout his foreign affairs agenda after becoming Party leader in November.
"China will never seek hegemony or expansionism," he said at the meeting.
Liu Yedan and Xinhua contributed to this story.
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