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BEIJING, June 27-- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Beijing. Xi said the world is undergoing major developments, transformation and adjustment. The trends of world multi-polarization and economic globalization are developing in depth, and countries have become even more interdependent. The Chinese people are building a great modern socialist country, but China will stay on the path of peaceful development, Xi said, adding that China will neither pursue the path of expansionism and colonialism, nor cause chaos to the world. Xi said China-U.S. relations are one of the most important bilateral ties in the world. The history and reality since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties in nearly 40 years have proved that the sound development of China-U.S. ties can benefit peoples of the two countries and the world, which is also conducive to world and regional peace, stability and prosperity, Xi said. China and the United States share common interests in extensive areas and common ground far outweighs differences, Xi said. The Pacific Ocean is vast enough to accommodate China and the United States, as well as other countries, the president said. China and the United States should promote the development of bilateral ties based on the principle of mutual respect and win-win cooperation, Xi said. "When we see common interests between China and the United States, we do not shy away from differences," the president said. | 
