On September 21, 2021, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative (GDI) as means to steer global efforts toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth. He made the proposal in a statement delivered via video at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The GDI calls for maintaining a shared commitment to prioritizing development, to a people-centered approach, to benefits for all, to innovation-driven development, to harmony between humans and nature, and to results-oriented actions.Over the past three years, the GDI has been widely received with enthusiasm by the international community.President Xi Jinping has, on many occasions, underscored the importance of promoting global development. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of his speeches on this topic since 2021 follow: Excerpt from Xi's speech at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference on October 14, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's speech at the Conference Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People's Republic of China in the UN on October 25, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's remarks at the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development on June 24, 2022 Excerpt from Xi's address at the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco, the United States, on November 17, 2023Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV), Xinhua News Agency and Beijing Review
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