Open cooperation conforms to trend of history
By
Zhong Sheng
China
and the U.S. officially signed the phase-one economic and trade deal in
Washington on Jan. 15 local time. The international community believes that the
signing of the deal is beneficial to China, the U.S. and the whole world at
large.
Such
analysis indicates that though the world has always been tested by the choice
between isolation and opening in recent years, all countries share common
aspiration for open cooperation, as the irreversible trend of economic
globalization is a general consensus reached by the world.
The
current situation further explains Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks at
the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland three years ago. On Jan. 17,
2017, Xi, in his keynote speech, put forward China’s understanding and
proposals of economic globalization, shared Chinese solutions to global
economic issues, and pointed out that China’s development is indeed an
opportunity for the world.
Answering
to the questions of the time, such as “what has gone wrong with the world” and
“how should we respond”, Xi noted that in the face of both opportunities and
challenges of economic globalization, the right thing to do is to seize every
opportunity, jointly meet challenges and chart the right course for economic
globalization. Hailed as “sunshine in the winter”, Xi’s speech has injected
energy for economic globalization against a headwind.
Economic
globalization has always been a hotspot issue for the international society
since 2017. In the past three years, the economic globalization encountered
increasing countercurrent and opposition, and the discussion over where this
process should go has never ceased. As the world is going through debates and
introspection over economic globalization, it is also suffering from negative
impacts caused by certain countries’ unilateralism and protectionism.
Facts
have made it crystal clear that economic globalization is a “double-edged
sword” that both drives global development and causes new challenges.
The
world calls for light of wisdom especially in the mist. In the past three years,
on multiple international occasions such as the World Economic Forum, the G20
Summit, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting,
and Boao Forum for Asia, Xi’s speech delivered in Davos has been frequently
quoted as it is able to help people eradicate confusion, treat economic
globalization dialectically, draw advantages and avoid disadvantages, and
explore the ways to eliminate the negative impacts of economic globalization.
Xi
proposed to make economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and
beneficial for all. This way, people of all countries will be able to share in
the benefits of economic globalization and global growth. This bright prospect
is what the world is working for.
Though
protectionism is on a rising trend, open cooperation still enjoys stronger
momentum. The latest results of trade liberalization and investment
facilitation from Asia-Pacific to Africa, and from Europe to Latin America
prove that only the path of seeking development through open cooperation represents
the common aspiration of the world.
Truth
speaks loud and will be heard.. Economic globalization has offered robust
momentum for global economic growth, and promoted the circulation of
commodities and capitals, the advances of technology and civilization, as well
as the exchanges among different countries. It is an objective request raised
by social production development, as well as a natural result of scientific and
technological progress, rather than something made by certain people or countries.
Economic
globalization may encounter problems and challenges, but the general trend of
the integrated development of the world economy is unstoppable. Only by
conforming to the trend can the world take control of the future. In the face
of the global development issues, the world needs to enhance its confidence in
open cooperation and jointly cope with risks and challenges to release more
positive effects of economic globalization and better benefit every country and
nation.
Ueli
Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation said Xi’s speech delivered at the
World Economic Forum in Davos three years ago was still widely acclaimed by all
so far when he visited China last April, and similar point of view is being
expressed more and more frequently today.
The
2020 World Economic Forum is expected to kick off a few days later, where
global leaders will give prescription over global economic issues and draw a
blueprint for global development. Chinese wisdom is still worth learning in
this process.
(Zhong
Sheng is a pen name often used by People’s Daily to express its views on
foreign policy.)
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