Responsibility, Responsibility and Action: Interpretation of President Xi Jinping's Important Speech at the First Phase of the 16th G20 Summit

"In the face of the unprecedented changes in the world in a century and the epidemic of the century, the G20, as the main forum for international economic cooperation, must shoulder its due responsibilities, adhere to openness, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation for the future of mankind and the well-being of the people, practice true multilateralism, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind."

On October 30, President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the 16th G20 Leaders' Summit in Beijing by video and delivered an important speech, basing himself on the present and taking a long-term view, comprehensively expounding China's clear position on the world economic situation and global health cooperation, putting forward a series of major propositions around the global fight against the epidemic and economic recovery, pointing out the direction for post-epidemic economic development and global governance, and highlighting China's courage and responsibility as a responsible major country.

Be far-sighted and use China's proposition to consolidate global consensus

At present, the COVID-19 epidemic continues to repeat, the world economy recovery is fragile, the challenge of climate change is prominent, and regional hotspot issues are frequent. What kind of contemporary responsibilities should the G20, which covers the world's major economies, shoulder and lead the world to work together to meet common challenges?

In his speech, President Xi Jinping put forward 5 suggestions in this regard -

First, solidarity and cooperation, hand in hand to fight the epidemic;

Second, strengthen coordination and promote recovery;

Third, inclusive and common development;

Fourth, innovation-driven, mining power;

Fifth, harmonious symbiosis, green and sustainable.

Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that President Xi Jinping put forward these 5 suggestions to the G20, which not only based on the present, focusing on solving the urgent problems faced by all countries, but also looking at the long term, pointing to the deep-seated problems of world economic growth and the future development of mankind, guiding the direction and clarifying the path.

In the face of the epidemic, solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons. In President Xi Jinping's speech, "unity" is an important key word -

"Solidarity and cooperation, join hands to fight the epidemic" "Engaging in virus stigmatization and tracing politicization runs counter to the spirit of unity against the epidemic" "The G20 should work together to tap the potential of innovation and growth, formulate rules on the basis of full participation and broad consensus, and create a good ecology for innovation-driven development"...

"The virus is still raging, and the world is hot and cold." Su Ge, former president of the China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, said that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has brought an important enlightenment to the international community: as a member of the global village, no matter what the stage and level of development, everyone's destiny is shared, and only by working together in the same boat and unity and cooperation can we overcome the difficulties together.

Su Ge said that President Xi Jinping's important speech at the summit will help all parties to seek common ground while reserving differences, build consensus, inject confidence into the unity of the international community to defeat the epidemic, and inject more certainty into the uncertain world economy.

Be fair and just, with China as the safeguarding of the common interests of developing countries

The epidemic has brought multiple crises to the world, especially in developing countries, with the total number of hungry people reaching about 800 million, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is facing unprecedented challenges.

"We should adhere to the people-centered approach, enhance the fairness, effectiveness and inclusiveness of global development, and strive not to leave any country behind." President Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech.

Five years ago, at the G20 Hangzhou Summit, the three "firsts" in the field of development – the first time to place development issues at the core of the global macro policy framework, the first to formulate an action plan for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the first to cooperate on supporting the industrialization of African countries and least developed countries – sent a signal to the outside world: the G20 belongs not only to the twenty countries, but also to the whole world, especially the vast number of developing countries and people.

At this summit, "developing countries" once again became the focus of President Xi Jinping's speech.

"Improving the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries", "Enhancing the voice of developing countries", "Safeguarding the rights and interests of developing countries and development space", "Providing more resources for developing countries", "Helping developing countries bridge the 'digital divide'", "Fully accommodating the special difficulties and concerns of developing countries"...

Ruan Zongze said that President Xi Jinping's series of initiatives once again prove that China has always stood on the side of developing countries, firmly safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, spoken out for developing countries, and always been a reliable friend and sincere partner of developing countries.

Promote win-win cooperation with deeds and Actions with China

"It is better to promise a thousand than to implement one." We should make the G20 an action team, not a talking room. President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of "action" at the G20 Hangzhou Summit.

At the summit, President Xi Jinping once again pointed out: "The road is long and long, the line is coming, and if it is not dropped, the future can be expected." ”

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China's actions to promote international anti-epidemic cooperation have been obvious to all: it has provided more than 1.6 billion doses of vaccines to more than 100 countries and international organizations, and will provide more than 2 billion doses to the outside world this year; it is carrying out joint production of vaccines with 16 countries, initially forming an annual production capacity of 700 million doses; successfully holding the COVID-19 Vaccine International Cooperation Forum, and participating countries have reached cooperation intentions of more than 1.5 billion doses throughout the year; and launching the "Belt and Road" vaccine partnership initiative with 30 countries...

Analysts pointed out that on the basis of China's previous global development initiative, the Global Data Security Initiative, and the holding of the COVID-19 Vaccine International Cooperation Forum, President Xi Jinping further proposed a series of specific measures such as the Global Vaccine Cooperation Action Initiative and the International Forum on Industrial Chain Resilience and Stability in the Industrial Chain at the Summit, demonstrating China's "rise and action" action.

"The Global Development Initiative is an important public product and cooperation platform provided by China to the international community, and provides a guide for all countries to focus on development, unite development and develop together." Chen Fengying, a researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, said that from proposing the "Belt and Road" initiative, to promoting the new crown vaccine to become a global public good, to launching the global development initiative, in recent years, China has provided more and more public goods to the world, demonstrating the mission of a responsible major country with practical actions.

"A promise of gold, words must be done." Ruan Zongze said that a China that has the world in mind, the people first, and the faithfulness of its promises will certainly make greater contributions to the world.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 30, reporters Pan Jie, Warm, Cheng Xin)

Guangming Daily (01/10/2021)

Source: Guangming Network - Guangming Daily