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The Chinese president’s remarks came during the opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, during which he said that “openness allows any country to move forward while isolation hinders it.”
The Chinese president added, “No country can develop by keeping its doors closed,” noting that “China will cooperate strongly with all countries, regions and companies that wish to do so. We will continue to fly the flag of openness and cooperation.”
The president of the second largest economic power in the world after the United States stressed that the Asia-Pacific region is “the leader that drives global growth” in a world that suffers “multiple challenges.”
The Chinese president delivered his speech, armed with the conclusion of a treaty with 14 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region last week, in the largest free trade agreement in the world.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) summit was held via closed circuit television this year due to the emerging corona virus, and this forum includes 21 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, including the two largest economies. of the world are the United States and China, which represents around 60% of world GDP.
China became the main engine of this organization in recent years after Washington began to withdraw from multilateral organizations under Donald Trump, who followed the “America first” policy.
