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Xi's Focus: Xi Jinping on upholding multilateralism | |
Xi said the problems facing the world are intricate and complex and the way out of them is through upholding multilateralism and building a community with a shared future for mankind | |
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda and delivered a special address on January 25 in Beijing via video link. Xi said the problems facing the world are intricate and complex and the way out of them is through upholding multilateralism and building a community with a shared future for mankind. Excerpts of Xi’s speeches on upholding multilateralism follow:
No two leaves in the world are identical, and no histories, cultures or social systems are the same.
Excerpts from President Xi’s special address at the WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda via video link in Beijing on January 25, 2021
International governance should be based on the rules and consensus reached among us, not on the order given by one or the few.
Excerpts from President Xi’s special address at the WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda via video link in Beijing on January 25, 2021
We should advocate fair competition, like competing with each other for excellence in a racing field, not beating each other on a wrestling arena.
Excerpts from President Xi’s special address at the WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda via video link in Beijing on January 25, 2021
We cannot tackle common challenges in a divided world, and confrontation will lead us to a dead end.
Excerpts from President Xi’s special address at the WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda via video link in Beijing on January 25, 2021
Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, the dark room will also block light and air.
Excerpts from President Xi’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the WEF 2017 in Davos, Switzerland on January 17, 2017
VOICE Xu Feibiao Associate researcher with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations No country is immune to the current turmoil; the pressing task for all is to jointly bring the world economy back on track to recovery and prosperity.
Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II), Xinhua News Agency, and Beijing Review |
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