After he was elected vice president in 2008, Xi visited more than 40 countries and regions and became increasingly skilled in handling complicated international issues.
Shortly after he served as the top CPC leader last year, Xi met with foreign experts working in China and sought their views and suggestions on China's development.
"China is ready to learn from the achievements of all other cultures," he said.
Since November last year, Xi has met delegations from the United States, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Japan, and representatives from the United Nations, the African Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
His confident and pragmatic approach has made him well-known among foreign diplomats.
He reassured the world of China's peaceful development with his ideas regarding win-win cooperation and mutual benefit.
Since China and the world share common interests, the "Chinese dream" cannot be realized without peace and development in the world, Xi said.
A prosperous and stable world community offers opportunities to China, while China's development presents great opportunities to the world, he said.
He called for other countries also to engage in peaceful development in order to develop peaceful coexistence.
"No country should assume that we will trade our core interests for benefits, nor will we swallow the 'bitter fruit' of harming our sovereignty, security or development interests," he said.
2008年担任中国国家副主席后，习近平出访了４０多个国家和地区，足迹遍及五大洲。５年的丰富外交实践，锤炼了习近平处理复杂国际事务的能力，展示了他自信务实、睿智开放的形象，也为他赢得了很多朋友。
具有宽广国际视野的习近平认为，中国与世 界已成为利益共同体，中国梦的实现离不开世界的和平与发展。放眼全球，他指出：世界繁荣稳定是中国的机遇，中国发展也是世界的机遇。中国不仅是合作共赢的 积极倡导者，更是合作共赢的切实践行者。合作共赢、互为机遇的理念给国际社会吃了一颗“定心丸”。
担任中共中央总书记后，习近平的第一场外 事活动是会见在华工作的外国专家。他认真听取了专家们对中国发展的看法和建议。他说：“国与国友好的基础是否扎实，关键在于人民友谊是否深厚”，“我们的 事业是向世界开放学习的事业”，中国将“更加注重学习吸收世界各国人民创造的优秀文明成果，同世界各国相互借鉴、取长补短。”媒体认为，这次会见表明，习 近平重视人民友好往来，重视各国相互学习。
外界注意到，在习近平频繁的外事会见中， 包括了来自美国、俄罗斯、韩国、日本等国和联合国、非盟、上海合作组织等国际和地区组织的客人。在不同外交场合，他都在不断重申中国和平发展的理念。在今 年１月主持中共中央政治局第三次集体学习时，习近平就十多次提到和平发展，指出走和平发展道路是战略抉择，要增强战略定力。他强调，中国走和平发展道路， 其他国家也都要走和平发展道路，只有各国都走和平发展道路，各国才能共同发展，国与国才能和平相处。
同时，他也明晰划定中国维护核心利益的底线，“任何外国不要指望我们会拿自己的核心利益做交易，不要指望我们会吞下损害我国主权、安全、发展利益的苦果。”习近平“强势而不强硬”的表述为未来中国外交定下了基调。