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After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the high-density interaction between China and the world has attracted worldwide attention. Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a series of new ideas, new propositions and new initiatives on the international stage that are full of Chinese characteristics, embody the spirit of the times, and lead the trend of human development and progress. It further enriches Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought.
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Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 20. During his landmark trip to the Middle East, President Xi Jinping called on China and the Arab countries to "join hands to implement global development initiatives and global security initiatives, to inject more stability into trouble-ridden regions, and to contribute to peace. Add more positive energy to the development of the business."
A few days ago, Xiao Qian, deputy director of Tsinghua University's Strategy and Security Research Center, wrote in an article on China News Network that compared with some groups or alliances that are keen to cultivate small circles, build "small courtyards and high walls" or draw lines based on values, the global Development initiatives are open and inclusive.
President Xi Jinping proposed a global development initiative, adhering to development priority, people-centered, inclusive, innovation-driven, harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and action-oriented, providing Chinese solutions for world development.
Xiao Qian, deputy director of the Center for Strategy and Security Studies at Tsinghua University.
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Global Development Initiative provides Chinese solutions for world development
The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that China "adheres to the concept of sincerity, amity, sincerity and the correct concept of righteousness and benefit to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with developing countries and safeguard the common interests of developing countries." To narrow the gap between the North and the South, firmly support and help the developing countries to accelerate their development."
The report further confirms the strategic position of global development initiatives and emphasizes the willingness to work with the international community to implement them.
Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has carried out a series of intensive head-of-state diplomacy, which has further declared China's foreign policy purpose of maintaining world peace and promoting common development, and has attracted great attention from all over the world.
During his landmark trip to the Middle East, President Xi Jinping called on China and the Arab countries to "join hands to implement global development initiatives and global security initiatives, inject more stability into the turbulent region, and add more positive energy to the cause of peace and development." .
Global development initiatives are widely welcomed in the Middle East.
Seventeen Arab countries expressed their support, and 12 Arab countries joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative".
In the joint statement between China and Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia clearly expressed its support for global development initiatives, and looked forward to participating in initiative cooperation and contributing to the accelerated implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In recent years, the outbreak of the new crown epidemic has impacted the global economy, further exacerbating the gap between the rich and the poor, and the problem of unbalanced global development has become more prominent.
The latest statistics released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development show that the global real GDP growth rate will drop from 5.7% in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022.
The UNDP Human Development Report 2021/22 states that human development has regressed to 2016 levels, reversing most of the progress made since the start of the SDG process in 2015.
The United Nations 2022 "World Economic Situation and Prospects" report shows that in the process of global recovery from the epidemic, the economic recovery speed of developed countries is significantly faster than that of developing countries.
Against the background of weak employment recovery, the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain well above pre-epidemic levels, and poverty levels in the most vulnerable economies are expected to further increase.
Realizing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development faces enormous challenges.
Against this background, President Xi Jinping proposed a global development initiative at the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, 2021, aiming to bring development issues back on the international agenda and push the international community to place development on a global scale Prominent position in the policy framework.
Since it was put forward, the initiative has received high praise and positive response from the international community. It has injected stability and positive energy into the turbulent and changing world, refocused on development issues in a world torn apart by wars, tortured by the epidemic, and marked by ideology. Global governance deficits and China's solutions to global challenges.
As Gao Dawei, the initiator of the China-Europe Global Initiative, said at the "China-Europe Global Development Initiative" think tank cooperation forum, the United Nations 2030 agenda is in jeopardy under the impact of the epidemic and various global risks and challenges. China proposes a global development initiative at this time It is a "send charcoal in the snow" for the whole world to jointly cope with severe challenges, and the international community should fully support it.
As the largest developing country in the world, China cares about all developing countries and represents the interests of developing countries.
By the end of 2020, China will win the battle against poverty and achieve the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule.
At the same time, China emphasizes that "development is the top priority and applies to all countries." It combines its own experience in targeted poverty alleviation with the actual poverty reduction in developing countries, and holds poverty reduction and development conferences under the framework of the China-Africa and China-Latin America Cooperation Forums. Held the Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction with ASEAN, and emphasized in the Riyadh Declaration of the China-Arab States Summit to work together to achieve sustainable development and reduce poverty.
Compared with various groups or alliances that are keen to create small circles, set up "small courtyards and high walls" or draw lines based on values, global development initiatives are open and inclusive.
The initiative calls for universal benefit and inclusiveness, the practice of true multilateralism, the spirit of open and inclusive partnership and the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. It is a public product open to the world and aims to promote global common development.
As President Xi Jinping emphasized in the 2022 World Economic Forum video conference, "Try not to leave any country behind."
At present, more than 100 countries around the world have supported the initiative, and more than 60 countries and international organizations have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative" to clarify the promotion path and principles of the initiative.
In order to promote better implementation of the initiative, China has always supported the United Nations in playing a central role in international affairs while promoting the initiative, and at the same time actively promoted the integration of the initiative with the development plans of various regions.
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said that the proposal of the global development initiative is at the right time, and the United Nations clearly supports it and is willing to cooperate with China in this regard and promote its implementation together with other countries.
China has also stressed on different occasions that it hopes that the United Nations will establish a working mechanism for the initiative as soon as possible to mobilize and pool more resources.
In the process of promoting the implementation of the initiative, China has built consensus on the initiative through multilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the G20, BRICS, APEC, China-Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council, and various regional and sub-regional platforms.
At present, the initiative has been included in the cooperation documents between China and ASEAN, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Pacific Island countries, and has been integrated with the Pacific Sustainable Development Roadmap and the "Blue Pacific 2050 Strategy", the African Union's "2063 Agenda", Existing initiatives and mechanisms such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 will be synergistic.
Actions speak louder than words.
Adhering to the action orientation, the Global Development Initiative has put forward a large number of practical measures and a list of achievements in just one year, including the integration and upgrading of the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund into a "Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund", the establishment of the Global Development Promotion Center, and the establishment of the Global Development Knowledge network, establishment of global partnership alliance for poverty reduction and development, launch of "special action to promote food production", establishment of international vaccine innovation and research and development cooperation alliance, promotion of global clean energy partnership, establishment of global network for sustainable forest management, and holding of world occupations The technical education development conference, the holding of the Global Development Initiative Digital Cooperation Forum, and the provision of 100,000 training and seminar places to developing countries have injected strong action into the promotion of global development and international development cooperation, and also provided specific action guidelines.
At present, the changes of the times and the epidemic of the century are superimposed on each other, and the world has entered a new period of turmoil and change. The implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is facing multiple challenges: the increase in the global population of extreme poverty, the deterioration of the food security situation, the significant gap in global vaccines, green and low-carbon Transformation is struggling, and the digital divide continues to widen.
In this context, President Xi Jinping proposed a global development initiative, adhering to development priority, people-centered, inclusive, innovation-driven, harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and action-oriented, providing a Chinese solution for world development.
It is undeniable that the initiative is still in the process of continuous development and improvement. It is necessary to realize the leap from "laying the foundation", "building the framework" to "filling in the details" as soon as possible, straighten out the relationship with the existing mechanism, and clarify the development and financing requirements. The specific model is to establish a special working group and promotion mechanism relying on the United Nations platform.
The avenue is not alone, the world is one family.
It is believed that a China that is constantly moving towards modernization will surely provide more opportunities for the world, and that a China that insists on opening up will continue to work with other countries to inject stronger impetus into global development and make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
(Special writer: Xiao Qian, deputy director of the Center for Strategy and Security Studies, Tsinghua University)
