CHINESE President Xi Jinping called on APEC members to stick to innovation, openness, green, and inclusive development in promoting regional cooperation as well as for the region to usher in what he calls another golden 30 years.
According to a CCTV report, Xi said that since the establishment of the economic leaders’ regular meeting mechanism, APEC has always stood at the global forefront of openness and development, vigorously promoted regional trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, economic and technological development, and the flow of goods and personnel, created a world-renowned “Asia-Pacific miracle.
He urged the APEC members to actively join hands to take on global challenges and strive for the full implementation of the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040.
Xi called on the APEC members to stay committed to innovation-driven development, saying it is important to promote exchanges and cooperation in science and technology more proactively and work together for an open, fair, equitable, and non-discriminatory environment for scientific and technological progress.
He also stressed the importance of staying committed to openness in development.
Emphasizing the importance of openness, President Xi called for the promotion of free and open trade and investment. He urged support for the World Trade Organization (WTO)-centered multilateral trading regime while cautioning against politicizing or weaponizing economic and trade issues.
He called on efforts to resolutely promote regional economic integration and work faster to advance the building of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific.
It is also necessary to stay committed to green development, said the Chinese president.
It is imperative to continue to promote harmony between man and nature, accelerate the transition to green and low-carbon development, and see to it that reducing carbon emissions and mitigating pollution operate in parallel with expanding green transition and promoting economic growth.
Furthermore, Xi also called for staying committed to inclusive development that delivers benefits to all.
He welcomed all parties to actively participate in the Global Development Initiative, deepen cooperation in areas such as poverty reduction, food security, industrialization, and development financing, and build a global development community, allowing people of all countries to share the achievements of modernization.
China is advancing the noble cause of building a great country and national rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization, Xi said, noting China will remain committed to the path of peaceful development.
