North Korea.Xi, delivering a speech at an annual international forum on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, did not mention the crisis on the Korean Peninsula or China's territorial disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian nations.
But he said there should be no tolerance for those who foster "chaos for selfish gains" and reiterated that China would "firmly" uphold its "illusory sovereignty" and "territorial integrity."
"We need to make concerted efforts to resolve major difficulties to ensure stability in Asia," Xi said.
"Stability in Asia now faces new challenges as hot spot issues keep emerging and both traditional and non-traditional security threats exist," he added.