Lin Jian, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, takes a question during a regular press conference at the ministry in Beijing, China, on Nov 19, 2024. - Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
BEIJING: China looks forward to working with other G20 members to practice true multilateralism, said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday (Nov 19).
Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks when asked to give briefing on Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech on the reform of the institutions of global governance delivered at the ongoing G20 Summit held in Brazil.
Lin said the G20, since its inception, has always faced global challenges head-on and championed international cooperation in the spirit of equal consultation and mutual benefit.
President Xi noted at Session II of the 19th G20 Summit that the G20 needs to continue to act as a force to improve global governance and move history forward, build greater international consensus in the economic, financial, trade, digital and eco-environmental fields, among others, according to the spokesperson.
To this end, the G20 should strengthen global economic partnerships, and foster an open, inclusive, and nondiscriminatory environment for international economic cooperation, and it should increase the voice and representation of developing countries, and keep the international financial market stable, said Lin.
He also said the G20 should oppose protectionism and work together to build industrial and supply chain partnerships that are more equal, inclusive and constructive, and it should step up international governance and cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), to make sure that AI is for good and for all.
"We should replace traditional energy with clean energy in a stable and well-ordered way, as we expedite the green and low-carbon transition of the world economy," Lin said.
"China looks forward to working with other G20 members to make a fresh start from Rio de Janeiro, carry forward partnership, practice true multilateralism, and promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization," Lin added.
The spokesperson also said that China is ready to work with all parties to build a just world of common development when he responded to a related query about the G20 Summit.
Noting that President Xi put forward the Global Development Initiative, charting the course for the international development cause and cooperation, Lin said that China stays committed to calling on the international community to pay attention to development.
China stands for placing development at the center of G20 cooperation, prioritizing the attainment of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building a global partnership for sustainable development, and making global development more inclusive, beneficial to all and more resilient, Lin said.
Lin noted that at the Rio de Janeiro Summit, President Xi delivered important remarks on "Fight Against Hunger and Poverty" at Session I, sharing with the world China's experience of poverty reduction and calling for building a just world of common development.
"President Xi said China's development is an important part of the common development of the world," Lin said, adding that China has lifted 800 million people out of absolute poverty, and met the poverty reduction target of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ahead of schedule.
China's story is proof that developing countries can eliminate poverty, when there is endurance, perseverance, and striving spirit. If China can make it, other developing countries can make it too. This is what China's battle against poverty says to the world.
At the summit, President Xi outlined China's eight actions for global development, namely pursuing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, implementing the Global Development Initiative, supporting development in Africa, supporting international cooperation on poverty reduction and food security, proposing an Initiative on International Cooperation in Open Science, supporting the G20 in carrying out practical cooperation for the benefit of the Global South, implementing the G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan, and unilaterally opening our doors wider to the least developed countries, according to Lin.
"China is ready to take steps together with all parties to build a just world of common development, leave poverty in the past, and turn our vision into reality," the spokesperson said. - Xinhua
