BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China will not close its door to the world, and it will only become more and more open.
Xi made his remarks when delivering a keynote speech via video link at the opening ceremony of the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference.
Facing major changes and a global pandemic unseen in a century, Xi called for following the prevailing trend of world development, advancing global transport cooperation, and writing a new chapter featuring connectivity of infrastructure, unfettered flows of trade and investment, and interactions between civilizations while giving five proposals.
He also stressed transport, as the artery of the economy and a bond between civilizations, has turned the world into a close-knit global village.
“A review of history shows that transport, in the forms of camel caravans and sailing boats on the ancient Silk Road, wave-breaking vessels in the Age of Exploration, and criss-cross transport networks in this modern age, has facilitated economic integration and people-to-people exchanges,” said Xi.
The Chinese president firstly urged the world to uphold open interplay and enhance connectivity.
“A big river is full when its tributaries are filled with water; and tributaries must be dry when there is no water in the big river,” said Xi, adding that only with openness, inclusiveness and connectivity can countries reinforce each other’s efforts and achieve win-win results. According to Xi, the international community should pursue an open world economy and reject discriminatory or exclusive rules and systems.
“We need to uphold common development and promote fairness and inclusiveness,” Xi said. He also noted only when countries develop together can there be true development; only when countries prosper together can there be true prosperity.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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