Intro: Readers of this blog can find the Chinese President's entire speech in an earlier post.
PLEASE NOTE: Excerpts in this post scratch the surface of details outlined by the author, Bradley Blankenship. You are encouraged to access the source in the provided below.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.
Despite attempts by Washington to alienate China, Beijing is leading the world economic recovery. It’s time Western countries take China’s positions on the most important issues seriously in order to expedite humanity’s progress.
He quoted a famous
Chinese saying,
“The momentum of the world either flourishes or declines; the state of the world either progresses or regresses" – and that history flows by means of contradictions. In this vein, he brought up three crucial points for the world that are based on fundamental contradictions and put forward a solution on how to address them.
> The first is obviously the pandemic
> Secondly, he said that the world has to cooperate on the global economic recovery. This means working together on emerging supply chain crises and surging energy costs, which are inflating prices around the world.
> Xi also called on major economies to resist the urge to slam on the brakes economically by making a U-turn in monetary policy that could destabilize the global financial environment, disproportionately hurting developing countries.
> The Chinese leader also called on countries to lean into globalization and seek further integration rather than decoupling, again clearly aimed at Washington. He said that the existing global trade system, led by the World Trade Organization (WTO), should adopt new rules for the growing digital economy and create an “open, just and non-discriminatory environment” for innovation.
> Finally, Xi called on bridging the development gap. He noted that the human development index (HDI) declined for the first time in 30 years and that the world’s poor population has increased by 100 million, plus nearly 800 million people live in hunger. . .He mentioned climate change as a specific issue, . .
> Xi also mentioned that zero-sum approaches to international relations that create blocs, polarize the world and over-stretch the definition of national security to hold back other countries is contrary to history. Instead, he called on peaceful development and win-win cooperation.
"Chinese President Xi Jinping recently gave a speech to the World Economic Forum. This time, he wasn’t just representing the world’s second-largest economy, but the world’s global economic recovery engine.
Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a keynote speech on January 17 during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest online summit, sharing an optimistic appraisal of the future during an otherwise dark time.
Xi’s speech comes in the context of a slew of economic data from the Chinese government that makes it clear that Beijing is leading the world’s economic recovery, giving a ton of weight to Xi’s words to the WEF. .."
About the author: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, columnist and political commentator. He has a syndicated column at CGTN and is a freelance reporter for international news agencies including Xinhua News Agency. Follow him on Twitter @BradBlank_
Reference: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/546321-xi-xinping-world-economic-forum/
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