Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Summarizing: Promoting Development Together and Achieving a Win-win Future -- Overseas people have positively commented on the Consensus on Development at the Boao Forum for Asia
Xinhua News Agency
The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 was successfully concluded on the 22nd. The theme of the annual meeting is "Epidemic and the World: Jointly Promoting Global Development and Building a Common Future", which has attracted great attention from the international community. Overseas observers believe that in the context of the weak recovery of the world economy and the widening development gap, the Boao Forum for Asia is held at an opportune time, not only to explore ways to bridge differences, but also to draw a new blueprint for global governance for sustainable development.
Build an open world economy
Delegates from the Boao Forum for Asia discussed the trend and challenges of the world economy in depth, and believed that all countries should adhere to the construction of an open world economy, strengthen macro policy coordination, maintain the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain, vigorously promote the recovery of investment and trade, and actively promote green recovery and digital economy development. Overseas people spoke highly of this.
On April 21, the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 was held in Boao, Hainan. (Photo by Xinhua news agency reporter Ding Haitao)
Omar Rashidi, a professor at Spain's Essad Business School, said that the annual meeting covered topics such as political and economic order in the post-epidemic era, and he believed that there were two priorities: one is the lack of goods and services after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, which should promote the normalization of supply chains and trade relations; the other is that countries should maintain good coordination relations to eliminate the negative impact and uncertainties caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Forrest, chairman of Fordsec Metal Group in Australia, said the forum provided an important platform for further strengthening Australia's ties with Asia and was also an important part of the company's ties with Asian business partners such as China. The success of the Forsk Metal Group and Australia's economic development are built on this powerful engine in Asia. Now, these strong trade relationships are helping to stabilize the economy more than ever.
Kurkarni, former chairman of the Observer Foundation in Mumbai, India, said that seeking common ground while reserving differences and seeking common solutions to global problems is the only way forward, but Western countries use various pretexts to put obstacles on the road of globalization and global cooperation. If we want to learn from the pandemic, we must accelerate, rather than contain, expand, rather than shrink.
Peng Runnian, a senior researcher at Bard College in the United States, said that the multipolar world needs multipolar discussions, Asia needs to have its own voice, and the Boao Forum for Asia has issued an Asian voice. China's promotion of Asian economic integration and the construction of an open world economy are not only related to economic integration, but also an invitation to jointly build the world. In a time of chaos and antagonism, China's statement is reassuring and confident.
Focus on the urgent needs of developing countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on global poverty reduction gains over the past 10 years, with an uneven recovery exacerbating global inequality and a widening north-south divide. Paying attention to the urgent needs of developing countries is an important part of the Forum and has been recognized by overseas people.
On April 21, the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 held a sub-forum on "The Belt and Road Initiative: New Practices of Cooperation and Development". (Photo by Yang Guanyu, Xinhua News Agency)
Umar Bhati, an adviser to the Institute of Sustainable Development Policy of Pakistan, said that over the years, China has been committed to promoting global inclusive development, allowing more and more people to participate in common development, and sharing the fruits of economic development, not only for China, but also for the vast number of developing countries.
Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at Beltay International University in Cambodia, said protectionism and unilateralism are negative forces that undermine the economies of small countries, hinder their development and exacerbate regional poverty. In contrast, China has effectively promoted the global economy and free trade through efforts to jointly build the Belt and Road cooperation and promote the development of the green economy.
Kenyan international relations expert Kavins Adehill said that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become a road of cooperation, health, recovery and growth in countries along the route. In Kenya, the Kenya-China cooperation project has provided employment opportunities for local people and alleviated the economic difficulties caused by the epidemic.
Akhtar, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, said that neither the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) nor the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could become a reality without infrastructure connectivity, so we appreciate China's work on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative. I have witnessed first-hand the progress of infrastructure financing in some countries that would otherwise not have been able to obtain the required funding, which is an achievement of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Promote the formation of a more open market in Asia
Win-win cooperation is the only way for Asia's development. Overseas people believe that it is necessary to seize opportunities such as the official entry into force of the RCEP and the completion and opening of the China-Laos railway, promote the formation of a more open market in Asia, and promote win-win cooperation in Asia to take new steps.
Hainan Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center. (Drone photo taken on April 8, 2021)
Hu Yishan, chief adviser of the Malaysian Pacific Research Center, said that Southeast Asian countries expect China to provide broader market opportunities in the process of promoting high-quality development, especially in promoting RCEP, to continue to play an important role in promoting RCEP, to carry out broader cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, to further release the dividends of the world's largest free trade area, and to promote Asian solidarity, cooperation and common prosperity.
Ostrovsky, director of the Center for Chinese Socio-Economic Research at the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that over the past three decades, the global economic center of gravity has gradually shifted to Asia. Asia has great growth potential, RCEP will power regional and global trade and boost global economic recovery after the pandemic, and the Boao Forum for Asia will facilitate cooperation among countries in the region within this framework.
Suraj Sha Tin Tai, former deputy prime minister of Thailand, said Asia is the engine of world economic growth and is crucial to the recovery of the world economy. Under the epidemic, the development of Asian economies may not be synchronized, so only through solidarity and cooperation can Asian economic integration be promoted and inject impetus into world economic growth. (Participating reporters: Wang Xinyi, Chen Ziwei, Du Juan, Xu Yuan, Xie Zhao, Wu Changwei, Li Hualing, Hao Yalin, Mao Pengfei, Wang Lili, Wang Feng, Zhao Xiuzhi, Li Ao, Wang Zhongyi, Jiang Lei, Song Yu, Ren Qian, Feng Junwei, Liu Yanan, Zhang Mocheng, Wang Aona, Jiang Chao)