BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by
China Daily:
President Xi Jinping delivered a special speech at the virtual
Davos Agenda event of the World Economic Forum in Beijing on Monday. Here are the
highlights:
Four tasks facing the world
1. Macroeconomic policy coordination
We are going through the worst recession since the end of World
War II.
Despite the trillions of dollars in relief packages worldwide,
global recovery is rather shaky and the outlook remains
uncertain.
Macroeconomic policy support should be stepped up to bring the
world economy out of the woods as early as possible.
2. Peaceful coexistence
Each country is unique with its own history, culture and social
system, and none is superior to the other.
The best criteria are whether a country's history, culture and
social system fit its particular situation, enjoy people's support,
serve to deliver political stability, social progress and better
lives, and contribute to human progress.
Difference in itself is no cause for alarm and what does ring
the alarm is arrogance, prejudice and hatred.
3. Common prosperity
The international community should keep its eyes on the long
run, honor its commitment, and provide necessary support to
developing countries and safeguard their legitimate development
interests.
Equal rights, equal opportunities and equal rules should be
strengthened, so that all countries will benefit from the
opportunities and fruits of development.
4. Global action
No global problem can be solved by any one country alone, and
there must be global action, global response and global
cooperation.
Four initiatives on upholding multilateralism
1. Consultation in intl affairs
Multilateralism is about having international affairs addressed
through consultation and the future of the world decided by
everyone working together.
To build small circles or start a new Cold War will only push
the world into division and even confrontation. We cannot tackle
common challenges in a divided world, and confrontation will lead
us to a dead end.
We should build an open world economy, uphold the multilateral
trading regime, discard discriminatory and exclusionary standards,
rules and systems, and take down barriers to trade, investment and
technological exchanges.
We should strengthen the G20 as the premier forum for global
economic governance, engage in closer macroeconomic policy
coordination, and keep the global industrial and supply chains
stable and open.
2. Intl governance based on rules
The strong should not bully the weak. A decision should not be
made by simply showing off strong muscles or waving a big fist.
Multilateralism should not be used as a pretext for acts of
unilateralism. Principles should be preserved and rules, once made,
should be followed by all. 'Selective multilateralism' should not
be our option.
3. Fair competition
History and reality have made it clear that the misguided
approach of antagonism and confrontation, be it in the form of cold
war, hot war, trade war or tech war, will eventually hurt all
countries' interests and undermine everyone's well-being.
It is important for the international community to stick to the
concept of cooperation based on mutual benefit and guarantee the
equal rights to development for all countries.
We should advocate fair competition, like competing with each
other for excellence in a racing field, not beating each other on a
wrestling arena.
4. Looking to the future
The world is undergoing changes unseen in a century, and now is
the time for major development and transformation.
We need to reform and improve the global governance system on
the basis of extensive consultation and consensus-building.
China's plans
1. China will continue to take an active part in
international cooperation on COVID-19
China will continue to share its experience with other
countries, do its best to assist countries and regions that are
less prepared for the pandemic, and work for greater accessibility
and affordability of COVID vaccines in developing countries.
2. China will continue to implement a win-win strategy of
opening-up
It serves no one's interest to use the pandemic as an excuse to
reverse globalization and go for seclusion and decoupling.
3. China will continue to promote sustainable
development
China must step forward, take action, and get the job done when
the interests of all humanity are at stake.
China is taking concrete actions to uphold multilateralism and
contributing to protecting our shared home and realizing the
sustainable development of humanity.
4. China will continue to advance science, technology and
innovation
Scientific and technological advances should benefit all
humanity rather than be used to curb and contain other countries'
development.
5. China will continue to promote a new type of international
relations
The zero-sum game or winner-takes-all is not the guiding
philosophy of the Chinese people.
China will get more actively engaged in global economic
governance and push for an economic globalization that is more
open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all.
chinadaily.com.cn
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