China opposes protectionism, unilateralism: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said China will resolutely safeguard an open world economy and the multilateral trade system, while rejecting protectionism and unilateralism.

Facing uncertainty and unpredictability in global growth, China will remain committed to opening-up and grow an open economy for win-win cooperation, said Xi in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

"Any one who isolates himself on an island has no future," said Xi.