From fighting the epidemic to acting in unity, Xi Jinping G20 calls on the world to "create a better future"

From fighting the epidemic to solidarity action, Xi Jinping G20 calls on the world to "create a better future"

Beijing, 31 Oct (China News Service) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the 16th G20 Summit in Beijing by video on the evening of 30 October, and delivered an important speech entitled "Acting Together to Create a Better Future," calling on the international community to unite and work together to build a better future.

International experts interviewed by China News Service reporters noted that at the Riyadh Summit a year ago, Xi Jinping delivered a speech entitled "Fighting the Epidemic and Creating a Better Future Together"; at this Rome Summit, he also focused on the theme of "Creating a Future Together" and put forward five suggestions on how to "unite actions" according to changes in the international situation, which are realistic and targeted, highlighting China's responsibility and responsibility.

In 2020, mankind suffered the worst infectious disease pandemic in a hundred years, more than a million people lost their lives around the world, the world economy fell into recession, and the social and people's livelihood suffered a heavy blow, affecting more than the international financial crisis that occurred in 2008. Another year has passed, and people have found that the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues to repeat, the world economic recovery is fragile, coupled with the prominent challenges of climate change, the frequent occurrence of regional hotspot issues, and the new and complex changes in the world situation. However, co-creation of the future is still the constant expectation and pursuit of people, and observers here point out that the call for solidarity action at this time has a more realistic significance.

"The future and destiny of human society are still facing great uncertainty, and some people will inevitably have pessimism about future development." Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that pessimists may believe that repeated outbreaks and weak recovery will be a normal or even worsening, in fact, the more difficult the situation, the more difficult it is to overcome the difficulties. "The international community should not be dominated by a pessimistic atmosphere, but should make greater efforts to overcome the challenges hand in hand, which is the signal conveyed by President Xi Jinping's speech."

Although the crisis has not yet been lifted, the anti-epidemic practice of more than a year has proved that as long as we unite as one and prevent and control scientifically, the spread of the virus can be controlled and the impact of the epidemic can be overcome. Solidarity and cooperation remain the most powerful weapon at present, and the G20, which emerged from the response to the financial crisis, has developed into an inclusive multilateral long-term governance mechanism, which can also shoulder its responsibilities at this special moment to dispel the haze of the epidemic.

Xi Jinping put forward a five-point proposal in this regard. In the face of the new crown epidemic that is still raging around the world, he proposed to "strengthen cooperation in prevention and control, diagnosis and treatment methods, and improve the ability to respond to major public health emergencies"; in promoting economic recovery, major economies should "adopt responsible macroeconomic policies" and focus on the long term to "make up for the relevant governance deficits"; at the same time, "enhance the fairness of global development", especially "provide more resources for developing countries"; in addition, we should also "create a good ecology for innovation-driven development" and "promote the full implementation of the Paris Agreement to address climate change" etc.

The interviewed experts believe that these five-point proposals are highly targeted, 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 future development of mankind.

Chen Fengying, a researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, believes that the logic behind the five-point proposal is solidarity and cooperation: the epidemic is still the source of the crisis, and the recovery of the economy is still affected by the changes in the epidemic; properly handling the source of the crisis and working together to deal with the urgent needs of the moment can the international community better achieve inclusiveness, innovation and green development in the future.

"These are the key points and hot issues in the current development of the international community, which cannot be achieved by one country, and must rely on the international community to form a strong consensus." Chen Fengying said.

"Honest people, the knot of the world." In his speech, Xi Jinping specifically mentioned that China will "make friends with the world" with integrity. Experts pointed out that this is also a true portrayal of China's behavior under the intertwining of the century-old changes and the epidemic of the century. As a member of the action faction, China has set an example for the international community.

For example, China has always fulfilled its commitment to vaccines as a global public good, providing 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. At the summit, Xi Jinping further put forward a six-point action proposal for global vaccine cooperation, calling on the international community to jointly build a global vaccine defense line, demonstrating China's action power to "rise and act".

Analysts believe that in the face of the challenge of the epidemic, China has overcome its own difficulties, always regarded the fight against the epidemic as a priority, and actively participated in global cooperation in the fight against the epidemic while doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control in its own country, which is in stark contrast to the anti-epidemic model of some countries such as reversing priorities and priorities, taking neighbors as the enemy, and painting cakes to fill hunger.

"Integrity is paramount in the face of a crisis." Ruan Zongze pointed out that 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, and achieving promises and deeds, which is the most scarce and important in the current response to the international crisis in the international community.

Chen Noted that In his speech, Mr. Xi quoted a proverb familiar to the international community that Rome was not built in a day. "This is a very apt illustration of the need for the international community at a crossroads to work together in an unremitting unity and cooperation to create a better future." She believes that China, which has made friends with the world with integrity, will continue to contribute to global cooperation and inject more new momentum into the world economy. (End)

Source: China News Network