On July 12, 2024, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, who attended the second high-level meeting of the Global Action Forum for Shared Development in Beijing. Wang Yi said that Mr. Ban Ki-moon has done his best for peace and development, actively supported the Global Development Initiative, and called on the international community to step up action to prevent the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from falling through. Focusing on the common well-being of all mankind, President Xi Jinping proposed to build a community with a shared future for mankind, the Belt and Road Initiative and the three global initiatives, which have been widely endorsed and supported by the international community. China is ready to work with the United Nations to pool international efforts to inject strong impetus into accelerating the implementation of the sustainable development agenda and make greater contributions to world peace and human development.
Ban Ki-moon said that President Xi Jinping's extraordinary leadership and a series of major ideas such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative will bring prosperity and well-being to the world. I highly appreciate China's important leading role in the Global South, and I hope to work with China to promote international cooperation and promote peaceful development. The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.