(2020 Service Trade Fair) Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the 2020 China International Service Trade Fair Global Service Trade Summit

　　China News Service, Beijing, September 4 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui and Zhang Su) Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 2020 China International Trade in Services Global Service Trade Summit.

　　In his speech, Xi Jinping pointed out that in the past few months, the Chinese people have supported and helped each other together with the people of other countries, and made hard work together to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic and respond to the global challenges brought about by the epidemic.

At present, the global epidemic has not yet been fully controlled, and all countries are facing the arduous task of fighting the epidemic, stabilizing the economy, and protecting the people's livelihood.

In this context, China has overcome numerous difficulties and organized such a major international economic and trade event to work together with everyone to overcome the difficulties, jointly promote the development and prosperity of global service trade, and promote the rapid recovery of the world economy.

It is hoped that this will be an opportunity to build platforms and bridges so that people from all countries can fully demonstrate new developments and breakthroughs in the field of service trade and share the development and progress of human society with new technologies and new achievements.

　　Xi Jinping emphasized that the world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.

The global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has accelerated this big change. Economic globalization has encountered a countercurrent, protectionism and unilateralism have risen, the world economy has been sluggish, and international trade and investment have shrunk sharply, bringing unprecedented challenges and tests to human production and life.

At the same time, we must also see that in recent years, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation has nurtured and emerged, which has led to the strong rise of digital technology, promoted the deep integration of industries, and led the booming development of the service economy.

During the global pandemic of the epidemic, services such as telemedicine, online education, sharing platforms, collaborative office, and cross-border e-commerce were widely used, which played an important role in promoting economic stability in various countries and promoting international anti-epidemic cooperation.

Looking to the future, open cooperation in the service industry is increasingly becoming an important force for development.

　　Xi Jinping put forward a three-point proposal.

　　First, jointly create an open and inclusive environment for cooperation.

Throughout the history of the development of human society, the world economy has prospered when it is open, and it has declined when it is closed.

Because of its unique characteristics of light assets and soft elements, the service industry needs an open, transparent, inclusive, and non-discriminatory industry development ecology. It also requires countries to work hard to reduce the barriers to “on the border” and “behind the border” that restrict the flow of factors. Cross-border interconnection.

China will unswervingly expand its opening to the outside world, establish and improve the cross-border service trade negative list management system, promote the establishment of a pilot open platform for the innovative development of service trade, continue to relax market access for the service industry, and actively expand imports of high-quality services.

China will actively respond to the actual needs of the development of service trade, promote the coordination of service rules at the multilateral and regional levels, continuously improve global economic governance, and promote inclusive growth of the world economy.

　　Second, jointly activate the cooperation momentum led by innovation.

We must follow the development trend of digitalization, networking, and intelligence, and work together to eliminate the "digital divide" and promote the digitalization of service trade.

China will expand its characteristic service export base and develop new business forms and models of service trade.

China is willing to work with other countries to strengthen macro-policy coordination, accelerate international cooperation in the digital field, increase intellectual property protection, and actively promote the vigorous development of the digital economy and sharing economy, so as to promote the continued vitality of the world economy.

　　Third, jointly create a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation situation.

Under the background of economic globalization, the economies of various countries are interdependent, and the integration of interests has never been seen before. Treating each other with sincerity and sharing benefits is the fundamental strategy.

Countries should strengthen the connection of service trade development, innovate cooperation methods, deepen cooperation fields, actively seek the greatest common divisor of development benefits, and continue to enlarge the "cake".

China will make full use of various platforms such as the China International Trade in Services Fair and the China International Import Expo to promote policy and experience exchange, establish and cultivate diversified partnerships between governments, international organizations, business associations, and enterprises, and support the formation of global services The trade alliance has continuously formed more pragmatic cooperation results so that people of all countries can enjoy the growth results of service trade.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out that in order to better give play to Beijing’s leading role in the opening up of China’s service industry, we will support Beijing in building a comprehensive demonstration zone for the expansion of the opening up of the national service industry, intensify the efforts of pilot trials, and explore more replicable and popularized experiences; A pilot free trade zone featuring technological innovation, open service industry, and digital economy will build a high-level open platform for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and drive the formation of a new pattern of higher-level reform and opening up.

　　Xi Jinping finally emphasized that the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic has blocked our gathering for a period of time, but it cannot stop the development of service trade, and cannot stop our confidence and actions to work together and cooperate for a win-win situation!

Let us work together and move forward hand in hand, step out of this difficult period in human history with firm steps, and jointly welcome a better future for the world!

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