China News Service, Guangzhou, November 20 (Reporter Chen Su) Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered a keynote speech at the 2020 "Understanding China" International Conference (Guangzhou) on the 20th, saying that countries around the world are now considering working together. The right time.
Gordon Brown said that the world today is undergoing many major changes. In the later stage of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, all countries need to formulate economic recovery plans and re-examine the relationship between the market and the country, and between individuals and communities. China, the United States, Japan, Europe, etc. Announcing the goal of carbon neutrality, the global low-carbon emission reduction green development has a new timetable.
"This is the right time for us to think about how countries and continents in the world should work together."
"I very much agree with China's long-standing belief that it is to work hard to find the convergence of interests between countries, to establish a solid foundation for common interests, and to build a community of interests in the global political and economic changes." Gordon Brown said here At an important moment, we must abandon protectionism and populism, transcend differences in ideology and social systems, and abandon closed-door narrow attitudes.
Gordon Brown said that the only way forward for the world is not protectionism or unilateralism, but responsible cooperation.
At the moment, we should put forward an agenda of "cooperating as much as possible", innovate to establish effective rules, find common interests of all countries, and strengthen cooperation.
Gordon Brown said that if the world can now work closely together to jointly agree on solutions to the problems it faces, and unite as one, it will bring hope to all mankind to overcome difficulties.
(Finish)