Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum: We must not abandon multilateralism and the international order

Tianjin, September 19 (China News Service) -- On the 19th, the 2018 Summer Davos Forum was officially opened at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center. In his opening remarks, Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, said that we must ensure that multilateralism and the international order are absolutely not abandoned.

On 18 September, the 12th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (Summer Davos) was held at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center. The theme of the forum is "Building an Innovative Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution". China News Service reporter Tong Yu photographed

The theme of this year's Summer Davos Forum is "Building an Innovative Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution".

"The world has two paths ahead of it, either subject to tensions and conflicts, or the ability to shape the future and work in an innovative, inclusive and collaborative way," Schwab said. ”

He said that the world had made remarkable achievements over the past 40 years, but while great strides had been made, globalization had been challenged, which had led to a rise in protectionist policies and faced problems with international trade agreements and the institutions that led and advocated globalization.

"In such a period of transition and change, we must ensure that multilateralism and the international order are absolutely not abandoned, because both have benefited us in the past."

Schwab pointed out that the time has come to focus on building a better, balanced and inclusive international architecture, which must be based on the principles of mutual trust, mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual benefit. In such a revitalized international architecture, it is important to take into account the diversity of the world, as well as the world in which we now live, which has undergone the dramatic changes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Schwab said that the most significant feature of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is unprecedented connectivity, which makes the world more globalized and means that we need to do more to promote globalization. In order to promote global cooperation in technology, Schwab announced that the 40-year cooperation mechanism between China and the World Economic Forum has entered a new chapter and stage of cooperation, and the World Economic Forum will establish a fourth industrial revolution center in China based on its Beijing representative office. (End)