BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday announced measures to pursue deeper bilateral, multilateral and regional cooperation.

-- China stands ready to sign high-standard free trade agreements with more countries in the world. China will work for the early signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and speed up negotiations on a China-EU investment treaty and a China-Japan-ROK free trade agreement. China looks forward to more exchanges and mutual learning with high-standard free trade areas in other parts of the world;

-- China will take an active part in WTO reform and in cooperation at the United Nations, the G20, APEC, BRICS and other fora;

-- China will work with partner countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and build a community with a shared future for mankind.

The Chinese President also called on all countries to commit to mutual opening up that features shared benefits, shared responsibilities and shared governance.

"COVID-19 is a stark reminder that all countries are in a community with a shared future. No one can stay immune in a major crisis," Xi said while delivering a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the third China International Import Expo.

"We need to trust rather than second-guess each other; we need to join hands with rather than throw punches at each other; we need to consult rather than slander each other," Xi said.

It is ill-advised to pursue unilateral dominance, or choose to hurt others' interests, which diminishes one's own interests, he said.

Big countries need to lead by example, major economies need to act on sound principles, and developing countries should play an active part in promoting opening up and sharing responsibilities, he said.

Xi called on all countries to safeguard the multilateral trading system, improve the rules of global economic governance, and build an open world economy.