Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidency, Xinhua reports.

In the congratulatory telegram, Xi Jinping noted that as the world's two largest economies, China and the U.S. have an important responsibility to safeguard world peace and stability, and promote global prosperity.

"Developing long-term stable and healthy Sino-US relations in accordance with the benefit of both countries' peoples is also the international community's common expectation,” he said.

The Chinese leader also noted that he highly values Chinese-US relations, and looks forward to working together with him.  holding fast to mutual respect and non-conflict, non-confrontation.