BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday outlined China's diplomatic priorities for 2014, including enhanced ties with major powers and closer relations with neighbors.

NEW-TYPE RELATIONSHIP WITH BIG POWERS

"China will further build a framework for its relationships with big powers, which should feature positive interactions and healthy development," Wang said at a forum on China's diplomacy in 2013.

He hailed China's diplomatic ties with the other major powers this year, including the upgraded comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and the under-construction new-type relationship with the United States.

"China will build a new type of relationship with the United States with increased results of cooperation, and expand cooperation with Russia in various fields," Wang said.

China will also coordinate development strategies with the European Union and enhance cooperation with other developing powers, Wang noted.

"China has determined to build a new-type relationship with the other major powers to twist the so-called fate of conflict between emerging powers and the existing ones," said Ruan Zongze, vice chairman of China Foundation for International Studies.

The vision of such a new-type relationship "is not utopian", said Ye Zhicheng, a professor of international relations at the Beijing University."The current China-Russia ties has been a successful pilot model."