BEIJING, March 8 -- China will give full play to the country's role as a major responsible country in 2014, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.

China will seek justice and uphold equality in international relations and protect the rights of developing countries in particular, Wang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.

China will work to push the international order toward a more fair and reasonable direction, he said.

"We will take an active part in international and regional affairs and play a bigger role in solving global and regional issues by offering China's own solutions," he said.

Another focus of China's diplomatic policy will be better serving the country's domestic reform through creating a favorable international environment, he said.

China will strengthen friendly relations with all countries in the world, especially neighboring countries, so as to create a more enabling environment for the country's reform and development, he said.

The country will vigorously pursue economic diplomacy and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries, he said.

"We will do what we can to implement the initiatives to better protect and serve overseas Chinese and provide stronger protection for its growing legitimate rights and interests abroad," he said.