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– Amidst the overwhelming challenges marked by the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed his solutions in the form of solidarity and cooperation, the most powerful weapon to defeat the virus.
– China has endeavored to turn the Chinese market into a market for the world, a market shared by all and a market accessible to all, to bring more positive energy to the international community.
– Calling on countries to remain faithful to multilateralism, Xi said that global governance should be based on the principle of broad consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.
BEIJING, December 26 – In a year overshadowed by the onslaught of the coronavirus outbreak, the world witnessed glimmers of hope in China’s tireless efforts to achieve a global consensus on the response to COVID-19 and chart the course of future development.
Faced with an unprecedented global crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged in intense heads-of-state diplomacy, shared thoughts with world leaders on how to address the fundamental issues of the time, and offered Chinese proposals for resolving the issues. world challenges.
Throughout the year, Xi had 80 phone calls with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations and attended 22 major diplomatic events in the form of “cloud diplomacy” through the innovative virtual platform.
The president’s diplomatic engagements have helped build a global consensus on COVID-19 and pointed the way forward for China’s foreign policy, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
RALLY CONSENSUS
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world. As of Saturday, the virus has infected more than 79 million people and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide, and cases continue to rise.
At this crucial time when the world urgently needed its main players to meet challenges and act quickly, Xi proposed his solutions in the form of solidarity and cooperation, the most powerful weapon to defeat the virus.
On various international platforms, including the World Health Assembly, UN high-level meetings, and the G20 Leaders’ Summit, Xi called on interested countries to intensify exchanges on epidemic monitoring, scientific research and control. and disease treatment while opposing attempts to politicize the pandemic.
With a strong sense of responsibility, China set out to build a community of health for all and launched the largest global humanitarian campaign since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, China has provided assistance to more than 150 countries and 10 international organizations, sent 36 medical teams to 34 countries in need since the outbreak, and offered other countries more than 200 billion masks, 2 billion of protective suits and 800 million. test kits.
China has joined COVAX, a global initiative backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and vowed to make the country’s COVID-19 vaccines, once available, a “global public good” in a bid to ensure the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries. .
In the face of the invisible virus, no one is safe until everyone is safe, said Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute for International Studies, adding that Xi pointed out the correct antidote to eradicate the virus and shed light on the future. direction of international efforts against the pandemic.
Thanks to China’s advocacy and action activities, construction began this year on the headquarters of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; War-torn Iraq has its most advanced CT scanners for case confirmation; and Laos was equipped with an advanced laboratory to improve nucleic acid testing capacity in the country.
Echoing China’s proposal, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “One thing we would ask for is unity at the national level and solidarity at the global level. More than ever, the human race must unite to defeat this virus. “. “
PROMOTE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the global economy and increased instability and uncertainty, the overwhelming trend for countries to move towards openness and cooperation remains unchanged, Xi said.
As the economy gradually reopened, China took innovative approaches to establish “fast lanes” and “greenways” to ensure a smooth flow of people and goods and to keep industrial and supply chains stable and open.
With containment protocols in place, China also hosted a number of global trade events as scheduled, including the 2020 China International Services Trade Fair in Beijing, the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, and the 17th. China-ASEAN Exhibition in Nanning, among others.
“This demonstrated China’s sincere desire to share its market opportunities with the world to overcome difficulties,” said Chen Fengying, a researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
With a population of 1.4 billion and a middle-income group that exceeds 400 million, China’s huge market is the most promising in the world.
“Our goal is to turn the Chinese market into a market for the world, a market shared by all and an accessible market for all. In this way, we will be able to bring more positive energy to the global community,” Xi said in his opening speech at video at this year’s CIIE opening ceremony.
In its latest Economic Outlook report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted that China will be the only major economy to post a positive performance in 2020 with growth of 1.8 percent.
China is expected to play the role of a “locomotive” driving global recovery in the post-pandemic era, said Rudolf Minsch, chief economist at the Swiss national business federation Economiesuisse.
In urging a self-revolution for post-pandemic development, Xi has called for innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development. China aims to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
“People could take full advantage of the green transition as a new economic engine, which also adds decent jobs and drives sustainable growth,” said Li Zheng, executive vice president of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University.
MULTILATERALISM THE RIGHT CHOICE
“The baton of history has passed to our generation and we must make the right decision, a choice worthy of the confidence of the people and of our time,” Xi said in the general debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations in September.
As the world is caught in global governance headwinds and setbacks, Xi made clear China’s stance of upholding multilateralism at various international events, sharing China’s thoughts on global governance reform and safeguarding the peace. and global stability.
Calling on countries to remain faithful to multilateralism, Xi said that global governance should be based on the principle of broad consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.
“To put the principle of multilateralism into practice, we must act, not just talk,” Xi said, urging all countries to focus on action.
At the UN meetings, Xi announced a series of important initiatives and measures that China will take, such as providing US $ 50 million to the China-FAO South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (Phase III), expanding the Trust Fund for Peace. and Development among the UN. and China for five years after it expires in 2025, and donating another $ 10 million to UN Women over the next five years, among other initiatives.
Facing one of the most serious public health challenges in recent history, countries around the world have realized that they share a common future and must come together to build a community of health for all.
Actions to advance Xi’s vision of a community with a shared future for humanity have come a long way, and China’s proposals to build communities with a shared future in various fields, including cyberspace, oceans and health, have been warmly received.
As Foreign Minister Wang Yi envisioned, if all countries come together and move forward side by side, the world will emerge from the pandemic more prosperous and humanity will embrace a better future.
