Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress.
Qin is expected to answer questions of journalists from home and abroad on China's foreign policy and foreign relations.
China stands firmly against any form of hegemonism and power politics, against the Cold War mentality and camp-based confrontation, and against containment and suppression, Qin said.
The modernization of China, with a population of over 1.4 billion, is an unprecedented feat in the human history and of great significance to the world, according to Qin.
