During the G20 Hangzhou Summit 5 years ago, President Xi Jinping said that the G20 not only belongs to 20 members, but also belongs to the world.
Our goal is to make the lives of people of all countries, especially people in developing countries, get better day by day.
When the epidemic of the century suddenly struck, good wishes were overshadowed, and a deeper gap lay before us.
When attending the G20 Rome summit on October 30 this year, President Xi clearly proposed a goal: We should stick to the people-centered approach, improve the fairness, effectiveness, and inclusiveness of global development, and strive not to leave any country behind.
G20 Rome Summit: Discuss the future path under the epidemic
G20, short for the Group of Twenty.
How important is G20?
The population of G20 members accounted for 2/3 of the world's population, land area accounted for 55% of the world, GDP accounted for 86% of the world, trade volume accounted for 75% of the world.
As the main forum for international economic cooperation, the G20 plays an important role in international affairs.
Against the backdrop of repeated new crown pneumonia epidemics, fragile world economic recovery, outstanding climate change challenges, and frequent regional hotspot issues, whether the G20 can lead the world to dispel the haze at an early date bears the ardent expectation of the international community.
This year is the 16th summit of the G20.
Since the September 2013 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, President Xi Jinping has personally attended the summits over the years.
After the outbreak, the G20 held a special summit on response to the new crown pneumonia and a global health summit in March last year and May this year. President Xi also attended and delivered important speeches via video.
This year's G20 Rome Summit has the theme of "People, Earth and Prosperity".
According to the schedule, the first phase of the meeting will be held on October 30, focusing on the topic of "Global Economy and Global Health".
The second and third phases of meetings were held on October 31, focusing on topics such as "climate change and the environment" and "sustainable development".
This year's summit will be held in a combination of online and offline.
On October 30, President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the meeting in Beijing via video and delivered an important speech.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the meeting in Italy as the special representative of President Xi.
These suggested initiatives demonstrate China’s
In his important speech on October 30, President Xi Jinping put forward five suggestions: First, unite and cooperate to fight the epidemic; second, strengthen coordination and promote recovery; third, inclusive, inclusive, and common development; fourth, innovation-driven, tapping momentum ; Fifth, harmonious symbiosis, green and sustainable.
Among the five suggestions, President Xi proposed new or renewed Chinese initiatives.
In response to uniting in the fight against the epidemic, President Xi proposed a global vaccine cooperation initiative, including strengthening vaccine scientific research cooperation and treating various vaccines fairly.
He talked about the need to implement the 2022 global vaccination target proposed by the World Health Organization.
In response to promoting recovery, President Xi proposed that China propose to hold an international forum on resilience and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Only by maintaining the safety and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, can the world economy operate smoothly.
Regarding common development, President Xi talked about the global development initiative he first put forward in the United Nations General Assembly in September this year, and welcomes all countries to participate actively.
In response to the innovation drive, President Xi brought up the Global Data Security Initiative proposed by China in September last year.
This initiative proposes to jointly build a peaceful, safe, open, cooperative, and orderly cyberspace community with a shared future.
Xi Jinping: "Work hard not to leave any country behind"
In his speech on October 30, President Xi Jinping mentioned the same term-developing countries 13 times, and also mentioned low-income countries or least developed countries twice.
Why are you so concerned?
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, developing countries have faced severe multiple crises.
At the G20 special summit held in March last year, President Xi pointed out that it is necessary to work together to help developing countries with weak public health systems improve their response capabilities.
At the Global Health Summit in May this year, President Xi called for continued support to developing countries, especially fragile countries with extreme difficulties, through debt relief and development assistance.
This is not only the righteous voice of China as a member of a developing country, but also the rational voice of the common destiny and interdependence of human beings.
How to make efforts to prevent any country from falling behind?
President Xi Jinping put forward China's proposal.
Helping developing countries build a strong defense line is the top priority of the international fight against the epidemic.
President Xi proposed to increase the supply of vaccines to developing countries, encourage vaccine companies to transfer technology to developing countries, and provide financial support for global vaccine cooperation, especially for developing countries to obtain vaccines.
The epidemic has worsened the economic development of developing countries.
President Xi proposed that major economies should adopt responsible macroeconomic policies to avoid negative spillover effects on developing countries.
It is necessary to protect the rights and development space of developing countries.
President Xi also proposed that developed economies should fulfill their official development assistance commitments and provide developing countries with more resources.
To help developing countries eliminate the "digital divide."
Developed countries should give full consideration to the special difficulties and concerns of developing countries on the issue of emission reduction.
There are Chinese advocates and more Chinese actions
How to make efforts to prevent any country from falling behind?
In his speech on October 30, President Xi Jinping also proposed China's actions.
China actively promotes the new crown vaccine to become a global public product, and has provided more than 1.6 billion doses of vaccine to more than 100 countries and international organizations.
President Xi said that China is willing to work with all parties to increase the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries.
The “Belt and Road” initiative has made important contributions to advancing interconnection and driving economic growth.
President Xi said that China is willing to work with all parties to promote the high-quality co-construction of the “Belt and Road” to achieve more fruitful results.
In May of this year, President Xi stated at the Global Health Summit that China has fully implemented the G20 "Debt Remission Initiative for the Poorest Countries" with a total amount of more than 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. It is the country with the largest amount of debt relief among the G20 members.
At the United Nations General Assembly in September this year, President Xi Jinping solemnly announced that China will vigorously support the development of green and low-carbon energy in developing countries and will no longer build overseas coal power projects.
In his speech on October 30, President Xi said that China has always taken the initiative to assume international responsibilities that are consistent with national conditions, actively promote economic green transformation, and continuously increase its efforts to address climate change.
We will keep our promises.
Italy is the presidency of the G20 this year.
At the Global Health Summit five months ago, President Xi quoted an ancient Roman philosopher Seneca saying-"We are the waves of the same sea."
Efforts not to let any country fall behind, this is the common destiny of mankind.
Chief Author丨Gong Xuehui Yu Zhenyi