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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes remarks during a joint press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 2015. In Beijing on Tuesday, Xi told top officials international organizations must reform in order to reflect the significance of emerging markets and developing countries. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Xi Jinping said reform is necessary in order for China to play a greater role in global governance, and that international organizations must reform in order to reflect the significance of emerging markets and developing countries.

The Chinese president made the remarks at a meeting of top officials at the 27th study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Tuesday.

Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Xi described reform as "an irresistible trend," and that reform at the global level is about "laying down rules for the international order and international mechanisms" as well as "deciding in which direction the world will head."

Xi said the rise of developing nations, like China, has brought about "revolutionary changes" to the world order. It is necessary then that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, for example, should undertake reforms to fully reflect the needs and interests of emerging markets, Xi said.

Xi's statement comes two weeks after his official state visit to the United States, and addressed what China sees as issues with a global governance that is mostly dominated by the United States and the West.

"[World leaders] should promote democracy and the rule of law, and strive to reflect the interests of the majority of countries in global governance.

"Inequities and conflicts occur in the world, because the U.N. Charter and its principles are not being placed into practice effectively," Xi said.

In September, Xi had told the U.N. General Assembly Beijing is ready to commit 8,000 peacekeeping troops and pledged billions of dollars in assistance.

In the arena of domestic reform, under Xi Beijing has continued a crackdown on official corruption, and strong anti-corruption measures have not abated since 2012, South Korean newspaper Kyunghyang Sinmun reported. Various officials have been found in violation of section code 8 that prevents public employees from using a government vehicle for private use and using their position to collect money from guests at a private event, such as a child's birthday party.