On January 1, 2023, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) has been in force for one year. Over that time, China has joined hands with all parties to push for high-quality implementation of the agreement in an effort to increase dividends generated within the world’s largest free trade zone. President Xi Jinping said China supports multilateral trade regimes and works to facilitate the establishment of free trade zones and build an open world economy. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on this topic since 2018 follow: 

Excerpts from Xi’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Fourth China International Import Expo on November 4, 2021 

Excerpts from Xi’s special address at the World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at a virtual session of the 2022 World Economic Forum on January 17, 2022 

Excerpts from Xi’s keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit on November 17, 2018 

Excerpts from Xi’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second China International Import Expo on November 5, 2019 

Excerpts from Xi’s special address at the World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III&IV) and Beijing Review