A former Chinese diplomat stated China will actively help resolve international conflicts, suggesting Hong Kong can serve as an 'important bridge.' A new mediation body in the city aims to bolster the international rule of law.

China will actively participate in settling international conflicts and improve mechanisms for resolving them, a former Chinese diplomat has said, stressing that Hong Kong could serve as an “important bridge” for exchanges and that a recently established mediation body in the city would bolster international rule of law. At the Global Prosperity Summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Han Zhiqiang, vice-president of the China Public Diplomacy Association, who formerly served as Beijing’s ambassador to.....