On September 4, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 2020 China International Trade in Services Global Service Trade Summit.
Chinese voice, global vision.
"Opening", "cooperation", "sharing"... The series of high-frequency words in the speech contained President Xi Jinping's profound thinking on how the world should get out of this difficult period.
Under the background of the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic superimposed by a major change unseen in a century, choose "let go" or "handle"?
President Xi Jinping emphasized: "The opening of the world economy will lead to prosperity, and the closure will lead to decline."
How to face the countercurrent of economic globalization?
He said: "China will unswervingly expand its opening up."
Where is the future growth point?
He pointed out: "Openness and cooperation in the service industry are increasingly becoming an important force for development."
Open without stopping
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.
At the same time, individual countries have set off against globalization and erected protectionist barriers... What should we do?
The more severe and complex situations we face, the more we must maintain strategic determination.
In President Xi Jinping's view, China has overcome many difficulties and organized such a major international economic and trade event to work hand in hand with everyone to overcome the difficulties together to promote the development and prosperity of global service trade and promote the rapid recovery of the world economy.
On September 4, 2020, Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 2020 China International Service Trade Fair Global Service Trade Summit.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao
This determination is derived from China's consistent philosophy.
As President Xi Jinping said when he attended the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference and delivered a keynote speech in April 2018: “Facts have proved that China’s economic development in the past 40 years has been achieved under open conditions, and the high-quality development of China’s economy in the future must also be achieved. Under more open conditions."
This determination is based on an accurate grasp of the new laws of the development of things.
We must see that in recent years, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation have bred up, drove the strong rise of digital technology, and led the booming development of the service economy.
During the epidemic, services such as telemedicine, online education, and cross-border e-commerce have played an important role.
"I hope to use this as 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, new technologies and new achievements." President Xi Jinping said in his speech.
Work hard to open a new game
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, my country's first major international economic and trade event that combines online and offline activities.
The holding of such a grand event is a key "drop" for my country to promote the realization of high-quality economic development and the world economy is in a downturn and it is urgent to strengthen open cooperation.
Service trade is an important indicator of the potential for economic growth and the realization of high-quality development. It also plays an important role in the process of building a new development pattern in my country.
In November last year, President Xi Jinping stated at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo that China will promote imports and exports, trade in goods and services, bilateral trade and two-way investment, and coordinated development of trade and industries, and promote the orderly development of international and domestic factors. Free flow, efficient allocation of resources, and deep market integration.
On November 5, 2019, Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo and delivered a keynote speech.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Hong
At present, the international situation is undergoing numerous and complex changes, and the world and regional economies are suffering severely.
In the face of these risks and challenges, President Xi Jinping has already made judgments: economic globalization is a historical trend.
Although there will be some turning back waves, and although there will be many dangerous shoals and reefs, no one can stop the momentum of the big rivers.
In his speech, President Xi Jinping put forward three proposals on open cooperation in the service industry, declaring China's proposition for advocating open cooperation and promoting economic globalization under the changing circumstances.
"Establish and improve the negative list management system for cross-border trade in services", "Continue to ease market access for the service industry", "Actively expand high-quality service imports", "Increase intellectual property protection", "Support the formation of a global service trade alliance", and "Support Beijing to build national services Comprehensive Demonstration Zone for Industry Expansion and Opening”... President Xi Jinping put forward new measures and new proposals for deepening cooperation in the opening up of the service industry, giving China new connotations of opening up, and also injecting new impetus into global common development.
Work together
The practice of the global fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic shows that mankind is a community of shared destiny sharing weal and woe, and only mutual support, solidarity and cooperation is the right way to overcome the crisis.
As President Xi Jinping emphasized in his speech, "All countries should strengthen the development of service trade, innovate cooperation methods, deepen cooperation fields, actively seek the greatest common divisor of development benefits, and continue to enlarge the'cake'."
Actions speak louder than words.
From the "cloud" Canton Fair, to the online and offline service trade fair, to the intensive preparations for the China International Import Expo... Since this year, a series of international economic and trade events organized by China have attracted much attention, demonstrating that they are facing difficulties. Responsible.
The comprehensive exhibition area of the China International Trade in Services Fair 2020 taken on September 5, 2020.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Chuanqi
How will China respond when some forces are trying to promote "decoupling"?
In his speech on the 4th, President Xi Jinping made it clear that “continuously improve global economic governance and promote inclusive growth of the world economy”.
He said that due to its unique characteristics of light assets and soft elements, the service industry needs an open, transparent, inclusive, and non-discriminatory industry development ecology, and requires countries to work hard to reduce the “on the border” and “behind the border” that restrict the flow of factors. Barriers to promote cross-border interconnection.
"Any countries, regions and companies willing to cooperate with us, including states, localities and companies in the United States, we must actively cooperate to form a comprehensive, multi-level and diversified open cooperation pattern." On August 24 this year, When President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium of experts in the economic and social fields, he spoke of China's sincere cooperation, openness and tolerance.
At the same time, China proposes to accelerate the formation of a new development pattern in which domestic and international cycles are the mainstay and mutual promotion of domestic and international cycles.
As China further expands domestic demand and opens up to the outside world, the world will share more of China's development dividends, and China will also use its own development to promote common global development.
According to the forecast of the International Monetary Fund, China will become one of the few countries that will maintain positive growth in 2020.
Practice has also proved that China still shows a strong recovery momentum under the impact of the epidemic, showing strong resilience and potential.
"Let us work together, move forward hand in hand, step out of this difficult period in human history with a firm pace, and welcome a better future for the world together!"
Not afraid of wind and rain, forge ahead.
This is China's firm path of development and a sincere appeal to the world.
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