Spokesperson's Remarks｜China's further development will provide new opportun...

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently attended the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, capital of Peru and made a written speech at the APEC CEO Summit, which received wide attention. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian introduced further details at a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday, pointing out that China's further development will provide new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.

Lin said that on November 16 local time, the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting was held in Lima. President Xi attended the meeting and delivered important remarks. He put forth three proposals to build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future, and start a new era in Asia-Pacific development.

Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

"First, we need to build an open and interconnected paradigm for Asia-Pacific cooperation. We should stay committed to multilateralism and an open economy, firmly uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, advance regional economic integration and connectivity, and uphold stable and smooth industrial and supply chains. Second, we need to make green innovation a catalyst for the Asia-Pacific. We need to seize the opportunities presented by the new round of sci-tech revolution and industrial transformation, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information, life and health, and other frontier areas. We need to foster an open, fair, just and nondiscriminatory ecosystem for innovation, and promote a leapfrog development of productive forces across our region. We should prioritize ecological protection, promote resources conservation and their efficient use as well as green and low-carbon development, and push forward coordinated digital and green transformation and development to create new momentum and new drivers for Asia-Pacific development. Third, we need to uphold a universally beneficial and inclusive vision for Asia-Pacific development. We should strengthen economic and technical cooperation. We should increase support for developing economies and disadvantaged groups, and work together to grow the pie and distribute it equitably to allow more economies and people to benefit from development." Lin added.

"President Xi stressed that reform and opening up is a historic process in which China and the world achieve development and progress together. China's further development will provide new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large. China welcomes all parties to continue riding the 'express train' of its development so that we can all contribute to the modernization of all countries featuring peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity." Lin noted.

Lin also added that this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting endorsed China's 2026 APEC presidency. It will be the third time for China to host APEC. China looks forward to working with other parties to implement the Putrajaya Vision 2040 and deepen Asia-Pacific cooperation to the benefit of the peoples in the region.

A reporter noted that the "economic globalization" as a keyword, appeared 13 times throughout President Xi's written speech at the APEC CEO Summit. Lin further said that economic globalization is an objective requirement of growing social productive forces. It is a natural outcome of advancement in science and technology and a mighty historical trend. Despite headwinds and undertows, economic globalization has always been the general trend. The attempt to break up the interdependence of the world under all sorts of pretexts is nothing but backpedaling.

"President Xi pointed out in the speech that the world is in a new period of turbulence and transformation. Despite the unbridled unilateralism and protectionism and an increasingly fragmented world economy, the driving forces for economic globalization still prevail. We should steer economic globalization in the right direction and see to it that economic globalization generates more positive outcomes. We should take innovation as the driving force for stronger growth of the world economy. We should keep pace with the times and reform the system of global economic governance. We should always take the people-centered approach and seek to settle imbalances in development. The Asia-Pacific should remain the locomotive of economic globalization and we should join hands to see to it that economic globalization is taken to a new phase that is more dynamic, inclusive and sustainable to the benefit of various countries and communities." Lin said.

Lin pointed out in this process, China will deepen reform comprehensively and continue to provide robust momentum for the world economy. It will advance high-quality development and continue to lead the efforts to improve the performance of the world economy. It will stay firmly on the path of green development and continue to be an important force for global green transition. It will build new, open and higher-standard economic systems and continue to share China's development opportunities with the world. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

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