President Hu delivers speech in Japan

Chinese president: China to continue along path of peaceful development

TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China will continue its progress along the path of peaceful development, which is a strategic choice made by the Chinese government and people, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Thursday.

China firmly adheres to its independent foreign policy of peace and the mutually beneficial strategy of opening-up, and devotes itself to promoting democratization in international relations and pushing forward economic globalization toward the goal of balanced, universal benefit and win-win results, Hu said in his speech at Waseda University.