Xi’s Davos speeches three years ago still bear significance today
By Chen Xu
In early 2017, Chinese
President Xi Jinping visited Switzerland and delivered two speeches at the
opening session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting and
the United Nations Office at Geneva.
The two historic
speeches, titled Jointly
Shoulder Responsibility of Our Times, Promote Global Growth, and Work Together to Build a Community of Shared
Future for Mankind, triggered sustained and wide response from the
international society, and have been frequently cited by heads of international
organizations and ambassadors to the United Nations.
Klaus
Schwab, executive chairman of the WEF said on multiple occasions that President Xi’s
speeches have demonstrated Chinese wisdom and responsibility, and represented a
major highlight that is unforgettable in WEF history.
In the past three years, as economic globalization and polarization
are forging ahead against headwinds, and a new round of technological and
industrial revolution is gaining momentum, global countries are increasingly
becoming a community with a shared future in which they see intertwined
interests.
Meanwhile, the fierce gambling between major countries, the rising
instability and uncertainties of the international situation, as well as the
severe impacts on global governance made by unilateralism and protectionism are
posing serious threats for global countries. As a result, the world needs to
rethink about how countries and civilizations should get along with each other.
At the critical moment
of history, Xi’s speeches made three years ago are shining with charm and carry
practical significance.
Faced with complicated international situation in the past three
years, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping at the core,
Chinese diplomacy has promoted the building of a community with a shared future
for mankind with concrete actions, and injected positive energy to stabilizing
the general situation of the world, remaining true to its original aspiration
of seeking revitalization for the nation and peace for the world.
China follows the path
of peaceful development, an independent foreign policy of peace and a win-win
strategy of opening-up. By promoting the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, it is sharing development
opportunities with the world. It upholds the international system with the UN
at its core and the international order anchored upon international law. It
actively participates in the reform and construction of the global governance
system, and is a major force protecting multilateralism.
China will continue
upholding the important vision of building a community with a shared future for
mankind, and keep acting as a builder of world peace, a contributor to global
development, and an upholder of the international order.
Geneva is where Chinese multilateral diplomacy started, and also one
of the most active centers for multilateral diplomacy. In the past three years,
faced with new situation, new missions and new tasks, we have firmly
safeguarded national sovereignty, security and development interests, actively
joined the making of international rules on human rights, strategic security
and arms control, public health, intellectual property, trade development,
telecommunication and labor protection, and enhanced friendly cooperation with
international organizations and multilateral institutions such as the United
Nations.
By making Chinese voices, raising Chinese schemes and contributing
Chinese wisdom, we demonstrated China’s importance, and have promoted the joint efforts for enhancing
multilateral cooperation and improving global governance.
“Building a community with
a shared future is an exciting goal, and it requires efforts from generation
after generation. China is ready to work with all the other UN member states as
well as international organizations and agencies to advance the great cause of
building a community with a shared
future for mankind.” As the WEF Annual Meeting 2020 has kicked off, Xi’s
remarks made three years ago are still resounding today.
Taking this strong
spiritual power, we will carry the noble character of “not claiming credit but
always making sure to contribute a share to the success of the cause,” and seize
the day and live it to the full, so as to make constant success of multilateral
diplomacy in Geneva.
(Chen Xu is the Permanent
Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's
Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other
International Organizations in Switzerland.)
Xi’s Davos speeches three years ago still bear significance today
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