China News Service, Wuyishan, March 23 (Peng Dawei, Wang Gaofei, Gan Tian, ​​Zhao Li) Recently, Elias Jabr, a Brazilian scholar and advisor to the president of the New Development Bank, said in an exclusive interview with China News Service in Wuyishan, Fujian that new productivity is the use of As a new driving force for China's economic development, high technology is expected to improve people's livelihood and well-being.

Pictured: Elias Jabr. Photo by Zhao Li, China News Service

  From March 21st to 24th, the first Wuyi Forum hosted by Renmin University of China and others was held in Nanping, Fujian. Guests from home and abroad gathered at the Zhuxi Garden in Wuyishan to talk about the Chinese context and diverse civilizations. Elias Jabr, associate professor at the School of Economic Sciences of the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was invited to attend and delivered a speech entitled "Challenging Western Marxism: Socialism and New Causes in Contemporary China" at the parallel sub-forum event.

  In his speech, Jabr talked about the importance of understanding socialism with Chinese characteristics. He said, “If we do not have a sufficient theory of the new socio-economic form, we will not be prepared to understand the possibilities it brings.” He believes that research on theories, concepts and classification construction should continue to be carried out to This provides more profound explanations for China.

  While attending the Wuyi Forum, Jabr also said in an exclusive interview with China News Service that Brazil and China have many economic exchanges, and the relationship between the two countries will be closer in the future.

  "China has provided development opportunities for Brazil, and even Latin American and African countries. Not only that, the concept of 'new globalization' proposed by China is different from the globalization led by the United States and European countries. It has truly helped countries like Iraq, Afghanistan and The globalization model of African countries,” Jabr said.

  Talking about new productivity, Jabr pointed out that this is the use of high technology as a new driving force for China's economic development. He believes that "China's economy will increasingly lean towards high-tech industries such as clean energy, artificial intelligence, and big data. And this new productivity will enhance people's livelihood and well-being." (End)