BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, said President Xi Jinping in his New Year speech Monday evening.

In a world that is undergoing changes unseen in a century, China will remain confident and resolute in safeguarding its sovereignty and security, and maintain its sincerity and goodwill for safeguarding world peace and promoting common prosperity, Xi said.

China will actively promote the joint construction of the Belt and Road, continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, and work relentlessly for an even more prosperous and beautiful world, he said.