BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women have been taking part in extensive international exchanges and cooperation activities, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office Thursday.

China strongly supports women as well as women's organizations represented by the All-China Women's Federation to actively make friends, build friendships, learn from each other and promote common development with women around the world, said the white paper, titled "Equality, Development and Sharing: Progress of Women's Cause in 70 Years Since New China's Founding."

China has been actively participating in and hosting international conferences and promoting global women's development, and seriously fulfills international obligations and reflects the responsibility of a major country, the white paper said.

The country conducts dialogue and exchanges, promotes mutual learning and sharing, and carries out pragmatic cooperation to promote common development, the white paper said, adding that China maintains friendly exchanges with 145 countries as well as 429 women's organizations, institutions and relevant UN organizations and special agencies.

The white paper also noted the increasingly evident role of Chinese women in foreign affairs, adding that China had 2,065 female diplomats, accounting for 33.1 percent of the total, as of October 2018.