First report | President Xi’s "Multilateral Diplomacy Month" has three "new" aspects with rich meaning

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 24th

  Following President Xi Jinping's attendance at the series of high-level meetings on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, China's head of state diplomacy once again ushered in a busy "multilateral time."

  From November 10 to 22, in less than two weeks, President Xi attended 4 multilateral conferences and an international forum via video, and delivered 8 important speeches, keynote speeches and speeches. The diplomatic agenda was extremely dense.

  Special periods and special arrangements carry special expectations and demonstrate special responsibility.

The epidemic situation of the century and the changes of the century are superimposed and intertwined, and the world's "problem list" is getting longer and longer.

People’s questioning of "what's wrong with the world, what shall we do" has never been so urgent, and the expectations of the "Voice of China" and "China Plan" have never been so eager.

  "Human society is experiencing the worst pandemic of infectious diseases in a century" "The world economy is experiencing the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s" "Emerging market countries and developing countries will experience negative growth for the first time in 60 years" "Asia Pacific region For the first time in decades, there has been an overall negative economic growth. "88 million to 115 million people will be plunged into extreme poverty due to the epidemic"... How serious is the situation after the new crown epidemic hit the world?

President Xi made it very clear.

  Facing the new situation and challenges, how to promote the development of the SCO, how to deepen the cooperation between the BRICS countries, what is the future path of Asia-Pacific cooperation, and what role the G20 will play in the international order and global governance in the post-epidemic era ?

Based on reality and keeping an eye on the future, President Xi proposed a series of "Chinese plans" to overcome the crisis, promote development, and promote cooperation.

On the evening of November 22, President Xi Jinping attended the second phase of the 15th G20 Summit in Beijing via video.

  At the SCO Summit, President Xi proposed for the first time in the framework of the SCO a major initiative to build a “health community”, “safety community”, “development community” and “humanities community”, drawing a blueprint for the next stage of SCO development.

  At the Paris Peace Forum, President Xi put forward the three-point initiative of “Unity and Mutual Assistance to Fight the Epidemic”, “Open Cooperation to Promote Recovery Together”, “Uphold Justice and Maintain Peace” on how to deal with global threats and challenges, showing that China maintains multilateralism and promotes A major country in the world's peaceful development.

  At the BRICS meeting, President Xi put forward the important proposition of "five persistence"-adhere to multilateralism, adhere to unity and cooperation, adhere to open innovation, adhere to the priority of people's livelihood, adhere to green and low carbon, and make the BRICS ship stable and long-term in times of high tides. Pointed the way.

  At the APEC meeting, President Xi gave a comprehensive exposition of the "Asia-Pacific Community of Shared Future" featuring openness, inclusiveness, innovative growth, interconnection, and win-win cooperation. The Chinese concept and APEC's post-2020 cooperation vision "build an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful The core expression of the “Asia-Pacific Community” formed a strong resonance.

  At the G20 Summit, on the basis of the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, President Xi further put forward the important propositions of adhering to multilateralism, adhering to openness and inclusiveness, adhering to mutually beneficial cooperation, and advancing with the times. The most comprehensive discussion of economic governance.

  Keeping pace with the times, being proactive, and aggressive are the distinctive qualities of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

  Since the beginning of this year, in the face of endless new challenges and new problems, China's diplomacy has put forward a series of new propositions.

"Unity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon in the fight against the epidemic", build a health community, build the four "communities" of the SCO, and build the "Belt and Road" into a road of cooperation, health, recovery, growth... …The Chinese concept has been enriched and developed in response to the changes in the world and the questions of the times, and has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

  This year’s SCO Summit’s "Moscow Declaration" included this passage:

  More than two months ago, President Xi emphasized at the UN’s 75th Anniversary Summit: “Practicing multilateralism, you cannot sit down and talk about the truth. Instead, you must start doing things. You can’t just prescribe prescriptions without seeing the effects.”

  This is what China says, and it does so.

Fighting the epidemic and restoring the economy are two top priorities for all countries.

How to cooperate in response to the crisis test?

President Xi put forward a series of tangible initiatives and measures.

On March 2, Xi Jinping inspected scientific research work on the prevention and control of new coronary pneumonia in Beijing.

This is Xi Jinping's understanding of the development of vaccines and antibodies in the Major Epidemic Prevention and Control Drug Laboratory of the Military Medical Research Institute.

  Regarding the anti-epidemic cooperation, President Xi reiterated: “We will fulfill our commitments and provide help and support to other developing countries, and strive to make vaccines a public product that is accessible and affordable for all peoples.” He also advocated the BRICS conference. Traditional medicine seminar, exploring the role of traditional medicine in the prevention and treatment of new coronary pneumonia.

  Regarding the restoration of the economy and the promotion of development, the Chinese initiative and the Chinese initiative are equally inspiring:

  ——China will establish the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base in Xiamen City, Fujian Province;

  -China will actively consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement;

  -China proposes to establish an international mutual recognition mechanism for health codes based on nucleic acid test results in the form of internationally accepted QR codes, and hopes that more countries will participate;

  -China proposes to hold the International Food Loss Reduction Conference at an appropriate time, and welcomes the active participation of G20 members and relevant international organizations;

  ...

  The more difficult and dangerous the more forward, the more difficult the more responsible.

  In today's world, unilateralism and protectionism have intensified, and multilateral cooperation has suffered.

In the face of headwinds and currents, China has not only gained a firm foothold and stayed true to its original aspirations, but also faced difficulties and faced difficulties, actively building a platform for exchanges and cooperation for countries around the world.

  This year, China has overcome difficulties and successfully hosted the Canton Fair, the Service Trade Fair, and the International Import Expo. Next year, China’s diplomatic agenda has been included in the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Digital Economy Industry Forum. , Shanghai Cooperation Organization Non-governmental Friendship Forum, Digital Poverty Reduction Seminar and a series of activities.

  What kind of cooperation and win-win story China will write with other countries is very exciting.

  Multilateral conferences are not only a platform for the international community to discuss "everyone's affairs", but also a platform for each country to interpret "its own affairs."

  The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held not long ago drew a grand blueprint for China's development in the future.

The new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, the "14th Five-Year Plan", a new development pattern, a higher level of open economy and a new system... How to understand these new coordinates of China's development, and what do they mean to the world?

Standing on the global multilateral stage, President Xi gave a profound and comprehensive explanation.

  Regarding the new development pattern, President Xi pointed out that this is China’s "strategic choice" and emphasized its openness:

  "China cannot develop without the world, and the prosperity of the world also needs China." Speaking of the great opportunities in China's big market, President Xi spoke with facts and statistics:

  What role will China play in the face of major changes in the world unseen in a century?

People got this answer from the unusual "Multilateral Diplomacy Month" of the Chinese head of state:

  "China will always persist in being a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order."

  (Reporter: Hao Weiwei; Editor: Wang Yachen, Lu Yucheng Heavy Rain; Visual: Wang Yachen Onion Painting, produced by the International Department of Xinhua News Agency)