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China calls for more inclusive development in post-COVID world - Seite 2

He reaffirmed China's commitment to help and support other developing countries through making COVID-19 vaccines a public good that is accessible and affordable around the world.

The Chinese president also called on the G20 to promote free trade, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and safeguard developing countries' right to and space of development.

Tackling global challenges

"We need to build up capacities for tackling global challenges," Xi stressed. "The most pressing task of the moment is to shore up the global public health system and contain COVID-19 and other infectious diseases."

G20 members should work together to enhance the role of the World Health Organization and build a global community of health for all, he said.

Meanwhile, the president called for international cooperation to protect the environment, fight climate change and build a "clean and beautiful world where man and nature coexist in harmony."

China announced in September that it would strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. The country aims to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030.

The G20 should also play a leadership role in promoting innovation-driven development in the digital age and improve economic globalization, according to Xi.

Noting that the pandemic has fueled a boom in new technologies and business forms, he called for action to turn the crisis into an opportunity.

"We may deepen structural reform and cultivate new growth drivers through scientific and technological innovation and digital transformation," he said.

Commenting on the backlash against economic globalization, he called for challenges to be addressed head-on and globalization to be made "more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all."

China's move to establish a new development paradigm will create more opportunities for countries around the world to share its achievements in pursuing high-quality economic development, Xi told other leaders attending the summit. 

China's top leadership has made a strategic decision to foster a new development paradigm with the domestic circulation as the mainstay, and internal and external circulations reinforcing each other.

"China will always be a builder of global peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order," Xi said. "We may bridge differences through dialogue, resolve disputes through negotiation, and make a joint effort for world peace and development."

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