Xinhuanet reporter Zhang Minyan
[Learning in progress] On November 4, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 4th China International Import Expo via video and delivered a keynote speech.
This is the fourth time that Xi Jinping has delivered a keynote speech on the platform of the CIIE.
Xinhua News Agency's "Learning in Progress" original brand column "Lectures" today launched an article for your interpretation.
"China's determination to expand high-level opening up will not change, its determination to share development opportunities with the world will not change, and its determination to promote economic globalization toward a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced, and win-win direction will not change."
In the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th CIIE on November 4, President Xi Jinping used three “unchanging” to interpret China's vision and responsibility for sharing opportunities and mutual benefit with the world, and demonstrated his unwavering commitment. "China's determination".
"Open", a distinctive mark of contemporary China
2021 is the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and also the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the World Trade Organization.
In his speech, Xi Jinping pointed out the special time node of the CIIE.
He emphasized that openness is a distinctive sign of contemporary China.
Over the past 20 years, China has fully fulfilled its WTO commitments. China’s overall tariff level has dropped from 15.3% to 7.4%, which is lower than the 9.8% WTO commitments. The Chinese central government has cleaned up more than 2,300 laws and regulations, and local governments have cleaned up more than 190,000 items, stimulating the market. And social vitality.
Over the past 20 years, China’s economic aggregate has risen from sixth to second in the world, trade in goods has risen from sixth to first in the world, and trade in services has risen from eleventh to second in the world, and the use of foreign capital has remained stable in development. China ranks first, with foreign direct investment rising from the 26th in the world to the first.
At the CIIE held in this special year, Xi Jinping pointed out China’s changes in the 20 years since China’s accession to the WTO: These 20 years have been 20 years for China to deepen reforms and fully open up, and 20 years for China to seize opportunities and meet challenges. Take the initiative to take responsibility and benefit the world for 20 years.
The CIIE is the world's first national-level exhibition with the theme of imports, and it is a major innovation in the history of international trade development.
Xi Jinping personally cared about and guided this exhibition and devoted a lot of effort to it.
Under the gloom of the epidemic, the CIIE was held as scheduled under the premise of ensuring the safety of epidemic prevention, which reflects China's firm determination to expand and open up.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China's continuous expansion of opening up has activated the surging spring tide of China's development and also activated the spring water of the world economy.
"Will not change", let the open spring breeze warm the world
At present, a century of change in the world is intertwined with the epidemic of the century, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and economic globalization is facing a countercurrent.
Xi Jinping pointed out that if you don't advance, you will retreat.
We must grasp the general trend of economic globalization, support countries around the world in opening up, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and push mankind towards a better future.
In the face of challenges, Xi Jinping pointed out that in order for a country and a nation to rejuvenate, it must advance in the logic of historical advancement and develop in the trend of the times.
He emphasized that China's determination to expand high-level opening up will not change, its determination to share development opportunities with the world will not change, and its determination to promote economic globalization toward a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced, and win-win direction will not change. .
The three "unchangeables" inject certainty into a world full of uncertainty and demonstrate China's firm determination to deepen reforms and expand opening up in the new era.
In the past few years, the CIIE's popularity, return rate, and intentional turnover have risen year after year, and the magnetism has become stronger and stronger.
In the fourth CIIE, "open" and "cooperation" are the key words in Xi Jinping's speech.
In 2018, at the first CIIE, Xi Jinping pointed out that the holding of the China International Import Expo is a major decision made by China focusing on promoting a new round of high-level opening up to the outside world, and a major move by China to actively open its market to the world.
In 2019, at the second CIIE, Xi Jinping emphasized that standing at a new historical starting point, China will only open its door wider.
In 2020, at the third CIIE, Xi Jinping pointed out that China will uphold the beliefs of openness, cooperation, unity, and win-win, and will unswervingly expand its opening up in an all-round way.
At the 4th CIIE in 2021, Xi Jinping emphasized that China is willing to work with other countries to build an open world economy and let the open spring breeze warm the world!
The consistent Chinese proposition points out the direction for solving the problems of the times.
"Unswervingly", helping each other and overcoming difficulties together
Xi Jinping explained the three "unchanged" with four "unswerving":
First, China will unswervingly uphold true multilateralism.
Second, China will unswervingly share market opportunities with the world.
Third, China will unswervingly promote high-level opening up.
Fourth, China will unswervingly safeguard the common interests of the world.
The four "unswerving" demonstrate China's commitment and commitment, and demonstrate China's firm determination to create a better future.
With a population of more than 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of more than 400 million, China imports about US$2.5 trillion in goods and services each year, and the market is huge.
Xi Jinping put forward many new measures to expand opening up and win-win cooperation:
China will actively and openly participate in negotiations on topics such as digital economy, trade and environment, industrial subsidies, and state-owned enterprises, maintain its status as the main channel for the formulation of international rules of the multilateral trading system, and maintain the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.
China will set up an import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone, optimize the list of cross-border e-commerce retail imports, promote the on-site processing of imported goods in border trade, and increase imports from neighboring countries.
China will further reduce the negative list of foreign investment access, and orderly expand the opening up of service industries such as telecommunications and medical treatment.
China will actively participate in the cooperation of mechanisms such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Group of Twenty, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and promote discussions on issues such as strengthening trade and investment, digital economy, and green and low-carbon fields.
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Since the first CIIE, Xi Jinping has continuously promoted specific measures for opening up and cooperation, fully demonstrating the "global magnetism" of the Chinese market.
At present, the haze of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has not cleared, and the world economic recovery has a bumpy road ahead.
At the critical moment, Xi Jinping emphasized at the 4th CIIE that people of all countries need to work together and overcome difficulties together.
"When you see it, you can enter, and when you look at the past, you can learn." "China's determination" is also China's responsibility.