Point the way for joint efforts to address global challenges
-- Scholars from China, Europe and the United States freely discussed global development initiatives
Guangming Daily reporters Lu Chongguang and Zhang Feiye
Recently, the "China-Europe and America Global Development Initiative" think tank cooperation forum, co-organized by the Institute of Contemporary China and the World of CIPG, the China-Europe and the United States Global Initiative, the Serbian Institute of International Political Economy, the Paulson Foundation of the United States, and many other international think tanks, was held in Beijing in an online + offline manner. Du Zhanyuan, Director General of CIPG, Jiang Xiaojuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and former Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, Yu Hongjun, Former Vice Minister of the Central Liaison Department, and Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission, attended and delivered keynote speeches; More than 50 officials and scholars, including Chang Qide, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, Yi Xiaozhun, former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and Dai Qingli, President of the Paulson Foundation of the United States, held heated discussions on "Global Governance: Global Development Initiative and the Vision of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind".
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Global Development Initiative, the Forum publicized the core concept and great significance of the Global Development Initiative; In-depth explanation of China's policy measures of "adhering to the people-centered, adhering to development priority, innovation-driven and green development"; Widely condensed the wisdom crystallization of Chinese and European political circles and academic circles; Effectively form a consensus of broad participation and joint efforts to build a global development partnership, and contribute positive energy to promoting the global development initiative to blossom and bear fruit around the world.
Achieving the UN 2030 Agenda on schedule requires "keeping development first". The Global Development Initiative advocates adhering to the priority of development, placing development in a prominent position in the global macro policy framework, and strengthening policy coordination among major economies. Experts at the Forum agreed that the Global Development Initiative, which identifies the focus of international multilateral cooperation, is one of the keys to advancing the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. Du Zhanyuan pointed out that "development first" is the successful experience of the Chinese model, which meets the actual needs of the development of all countries and also points out the direction and path for the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and jointly addressing global challenges. Prodi, former president of the European Commission, believes that the Global Development Initiative calls for global cooperation and common development, conforms to the international trend, and is an important public policy in the world at present. UN Resident Coordinator Chang Qide said that the Global Development Initiative is in line with the UN 2030 Agenda, and the UN will work with China to involve member states. Chen Dongxiao, president of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, believes that the principles of the Global Development Initiative echo the United Nations 2030 Agenda, and within this framework can effectively connect development interests and build international consensus. Gao Dawei, the initiator of the China-Europe-US Global Initiative, said that the United Nations 2030 Agenda is in jeopardy under the impact of the epidemic and various global risks and challenges, and China's global development initiative at this time is a "charcoal in the snow" for the world to jointly cope with severe challenges, and the international community should fully support it.
People-centered is the intellectual core of China's governance. The Global Development Initiative adheres to the people-centered approach and advocates giving priority to ensuring and improving people's livelihood in development. The forum guests agreed that China's comprehensive poverty alleviation on schedule is a vivid interpretation of the people-centered approach. Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Palita Kohorna said poverty reduction is one of the important goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, and China's achievement of poverty alleviation is an unprecedented feat in human history. Chen Wenling, chief economist of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said that China has used such a short period of time to lift 800 million people out of poverty, making great contributions to the global poverty alleviation cause and allowing developing countries to see the hope of getting out of the quagmire of poverty. Zhao Kejin, vice dean of the Institute of Global Shared Development at Tsinghua University, compared China's poverty alleviation efforts with other countries, arguing that China has explored a new path of "development-oriented poverty reduction" and inspired other countries to focus on the construction of governance systems in their poverty reduction efforts, rather than simply providing material assistance. Huang Renwei, executive vice president of the "Belt and Road" and Global Governance Research Institute of Fudan University, pointed out that China is helping developing countries achieve poverty reduction through the "Belt and Road" initiative, and the more countries along the "Belt and Road" construction, the greater the effectiveness of their poverty reduction efforts.
While attaching importance to improving material conditions with the people as the center, it also advocates enriching the people's spiritual and cultural life and promoting the all-round development of the people. The guests of the forum believe that China actively promotes the Olympic spirit by hosting the Winter Olympics and promotes ice and snow sports in the private sector to promote the realization of the national health strategy, which reflects China's policy concept of "people-oriented and all-round development". Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, said that driven by the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese of participating in ice and snow sports exceeded 346 million. Hou Kun, a member of the International Olympic Committee Culture and Olympic Heritage Committee, said that the Beijing Winter Olympics carried forward the Olympic spirit and promoted the prosperity of ice and snow sports in China. Sun Weijia, former director of the Department of Exchange and Cooperation of the Counsellor's Office of the State Council, said that athletes from all over the world gathered in Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympics is the epitome of a community with a shared future for mankind.
An open and fair environment for scientific and technological development is the premise for realizing innovation-driven. The Global Development Initiative adheres to innovation-driven and advocates creating an open, fair and just environment for scientific and technological development. Joan McContty, former vice secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, said that China and European and American countries should work together to establish and improve fair and just rules and mechanisms to promote the global exchange, sharing and cooperation of science and technology. Liang Zheng, vice president of the Institute of International Governance of Artificial Intelligence at Tsinghua University, said that international cooperation in science and technology should be global, not limited to small circles or between some countries. Huang Rihan, assistant dean of the School of International Relations of Huaqiao University, believes that international scientific cooperation has gained to the United States and the world, and artificial barriers have blocked scientific and technological exchanges, violating the law of technological development and innovation, and in the long run, it is not conducive to the development of science and technology in the United States. Hans Henderfriske, a professor of Chinese business and management at the University of Sydney, agrees that technology is a double-edged sword and that international cooperation must be strengthened if technology is to be used safely. Ivana Radjvik, deputy director of the Serbian Institute of International Political Economy, said that international digital technology cooperation must be inclusive, and only the participation of multiple parties, including developing countries, can maximize the role of digital technology in improving global governance.
Adhering to green development is the foundation for the sustainable development of human civilization. The Global Development Initiative advocates improving global environmental governance, actively responding to climate change, and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Chao Qingchen, director of China's National Climate Center, said that in order to resist the risk of global climate deterioration, it is the most effective way for all countries to work together to build a community of human and natural life. Corporate strategist Philippe Renault believes that we must not blindly ask for nature, but must respect and care for nature, otherwise human development will be shackled by nature. Luis Gauttato, a former Italian presidential adviser, said the consequences of climate change affect all countries and that it cannot be "paid" by developing countries alone; Developed countries need to recognize that only a concerted effort by all countries can prevent the climate catastrophe from intensifying. Wang Yuanfeng, vice chairman of the China Development Strategy Research Association and director of the Center for Carbon-Neutral Science and Technology and Strategic Studies at Beijing Jiaotong University, called on governments, especially developed countries, to make climate commitments a reality and honor climate financing to developing countries. Gigana Stevik, chair of the Department of Sinology at the University of Banja Luka, said the Chinese government sees addressing climate change as a key agenda and shows a posture of great power responsibility.
(Guangming Daily, Beijing, September 29)
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