On July 28, Liu He, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, and East Brovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, co-chaired the 8th China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue in the form of a video conference. The two sides conducted in-depth, candid, pragmatic, and efficient discussions on the theme of "opening a new phase of Sino-European cooperation in the post-epidemic era, leading the steady recovery and growth of the global economy", and discussed jointly fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic, global economic governance, industrial chain supply chain security, A series of fruitful results and consensus have been reached in the negotiation of China-EU investment agreement, WTO reform, expansion of market opening, digital economy, interconnection, financial and taxation cooperation.
At about 9 o'clock that night, Xinhua News Agency reported such an exciting news. One hour later, the reading volume was close to one million. At the same time, relevant news was also posted on the official website of the European Commission, detailing all aspects of the dialogue.
Obviously, in the current uncertain context, such dialogue is too precious. Its value lies not only in the results and consensus reached in the dialogue, but also in the courage and signals revealed by the dialogue itself-even in the face of various uncertainties, we will never give up our efforts on certainty; even if certainty is disturbed To cover up troubles, we must take the initiative and strive for it, and use creativity instead of searching to open up such prospects.
In addition to the Xinhua News Agency’s report, the detailed draft of the dialogue published on the Ministry of Commerce’s website is even more sighing: there are not only gratifications at these hard-won results, but also sighs about the various world events behind the results.
In recent years, unilateralism and protectionism have continued to rise, sometimes even aggressively, casting a heavy shadow on global multilateral trade; the new crown pneumonia epidemic has raged in many regions around the world, making the already overwhelmed economic situation worse; politicians in some countries In order to engage in political manipulation for self-interest, spare no effort to disrupt international cooperation, instigate nationalist sentiments, and alienate technology and economy and trade into political tools-many occasions that originally needed to work together have turned into a battlefield full of negative energy, "uncertainty" Instead, it has become the greatest "certainty" in future development.
"What comes out of the clouds is always light." After the first phase of the Sino-US trade agreement was evaluated by Reuters and other foreign media as "a rare highlight in the current Sino-US bilateral relationship", this high-level economic and trade dialogue between China and the EU , Once again showed us the hope that this light brings, about the hope that certainty can be created.
How is certainty created?
One in the background. No matter ancient or modern, at home and abroad, survival and development have always been the ultimate subject of human society. As pointed out in the outcome of the dialogue, “the global new crown pneumonia epidemic and the severe impact on the world economy” is the current “special background”, and it once again proves that only building a community with a shared future for mankind is the right way on earth, and solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons. It is also the background color for the international community to join forces to create certainty. Reflected in specific cooperation, it is to "enhance mutual understanding and tolerance", "play a more constructive role in global anti-epidemic cooperation"; jointly "maintain the stability of global economic and financial and market expectations", and "promote global economic recovery" Sexual growth".
The second is in the background. In China's five thousand years of history, "benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust" is the gene of cultivation, and development depends on self-reform and tolerance and cooperation, and "the yearning for a better life" is our pursuit. China is fulfilling its promise of "opening doors will only open wider" with practical actions: the negative list of foreign investment access has been reduced from 40 in 2019 to 33 again, the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port" is released, and the The third CIIE is in progress... The New York Times commented that "the world needs China more than ever." "The two sides will take effective measures to ensure the smooth flow of trade...Maintain the security and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain." "The two sides fully affirm the significant progress made in the China-EU investment agreement negotiations, especially on the issue of fair competition." They will "complete the negotiations within the year and reach a high level." "Investment Agreement"-This is not only out of trust in China, but also confidence in China's good prospects.
Three are confident. After the release of the main data on China’s economy in the second quarter, the Associated Press stated that “since the outbreak, China has become the first major economy to turn from negative to positive”, and the World Bank predicted that China “will promote long-term growth of the world economy in the post-epidemic era. ". In 2019, the EU is China’s largest trading partner (it was already ASEAN in the first half of this year), and China is the EU’s second largest trading partner after the United States. China’s weight is self-evident (European Commission’s official website on this dialogue After the report, the specific situation of Sino-European trade was specially attached). It is precisely because of these solid foundations for cooperation that the two sides promised to "firmly support the rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO as the core" and reached agreement on expanding market opening, digital economy, finance and taxation. Cooperation consensus. It’s worth noting this sentence: “The two sides support China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative and the EU’s Eurasian connectivity strategy, and actively promote China-EU connectivity and pragmatic cooperation in third-party markets.” Eurasian advances hand in hand and sees improvements. Look forward to it.
The strengthening of China-EU cooperation not only increases the certainty in bilateral relations, but also injects great confidence in the return of the global order to the right track, brings comfort and positive energy to the current turbulent international community, and contributes positively to regional solidarity and cooperation. Demonstration role, "good for China, good for Europe, good for the whole world."
How to make this certainty bigger and bigger? We still rely on the old magic weapon: concentrate on doing our own affairs well. (The original title is "Creating Certainty in Uncertainty")
Source: "Sweet Aftertaste" WeChat Official Account