Xi Jinping ruled out the clash of civilizations with the United States: "It's stupid to think that a race or culture is superior"

Chinese President Xi Jinping He denied Wednesday that there is a "clash of civilizations"for the tensions between the Asian giant and the United States, especially by the trade war.

"To think that one's own race and culture is superior and to insist on transforming or even replacing other civilizations is stupid and disastrous in practice"Xi Jinping said at the opening of a conference on dialogue of Asian civilizations in Beijing.

"There is no conflict between different civilizations, just look to appreciate the beauty of all civilizations," he added without mentioning the United States.

Xi pointed out that Chinese civilization – through inventions such as paper, gunpowder, printing or compbad – has exerted a "profound influence" on the world and has greatly contributed to the development process of l & # 39; humanity. "In the future, China will surely embrace the world with a more open stance and contribute with more dynamic achievements of its civilization," he said.

Rejecting the protectionist positions defended by Donald Trump, he said: "We hope that all countries reject the exclusion, defend the opening and work for promote infrastructure policies, trade, finance and connectivity between citizens"

Xi's remarks were interpreted in response to statements last month by a senior State Department official, Kiron Skinner, who said the rivalry with China was "a struggle against a civilization and a really different ideology ". This is the first time the United States face "a great rival who is not white", Skinner added in a forum about security issues.

Last week, US and Chinese negotiators broke up without reaching a trade deal. Beijing also announced retaliatory measures for the US tariff hike imposed by the Donald Trump administration on June 10.

(With information from AFP and EFE)