Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 21st. Topic: Working Together to Overcome Difficulties and Create the Future with One Heart—On President Xi Jinping’s Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022
“Crossing out of the fog and heading for the light, the most powerful force is to work together, and the most effective method is to help each other.” On the 21st, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 by video. The speech faced the severe challenges brought about by the changes in the world, the times and the history, and put forward scientific solutions to provide Chinese wisdom and infuse Chinese strength for countries in the post-epidemic era to jointly overcome difficulties and cooperate to create a future. The world contributes China’s certainty and positive energy.
At present, mankind has not yet come out of the haze of the epidemic of the century, and is facing new traditional security risks; the global economic recovery is still fragile and weak, and the contradictions of the development gap are superimposed; the governance deficit such as climate change has not yet been filled, and new issues such as digital governance are facing us. before. “If the power of the world is not prosperous, it will decline, and if the governance of the world is not advanced, it will retreat.” Throughout history, human beings have grown by overcoming trials and crises. No difficulties and twists and turns can stop the wheel of history. It is precisely based on a profound grasp of the laws of history that President Xi Jinping proposed: jointly safeguard human life and health, jointly promote economic recovery, jointly maintain world peace and tranquility, and jointly respond to global governance challenges. The “Four Commons” China plan, upholding the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, conforms to the trend of the times for peace, development, cooperation and win-win, and points out the right direction for all countries to overcome the difficulties and create the future together.
The “Four Commons” reflect China’s insight and thinking on the world development situation. How to completely defeat the new crown pneumonia epidemic? The top priority now is for countries to support each other, strengthen coordination of epidemic prevention measures, improve global public health governance, and form a strong international force to deal with the epidemic. How to mitigate the impact of the epidemic and bridge the development gap? The solution is to build an open world economy, adhere to the people-centered approach, pay attention to the urgent needs of developing countries, and promote practical cooperation in key areas. How to promote world security and prevent hegemonism and power politics from endangering world peace? The remedy is to adhere to a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and build a universally secure world. How to prevent the global governance deficit from widening? The only way is to adhere to genuine multilateralism, jointly fight against unilateralism and extreme egoism, and drive the ship with a shared future to sail steadily and far.
The “Four Commons” demonstrate China’s responsibility and commitment to the future and destiny of mankind. “Do not change your mind in safety and danger, and do not change your mind in danger.” Promoting world peace and development is China’s consistent and firm belief, and it is also China’s persistent and solid action. Whether it is providing vaccines or producing vaccines overseas, China is committed to its words and actions. It has provided more than 2.1 billion doses of vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations, making active efforts to bridge the “immunization gap”. After proposing the “Global Development Initiative”, President Xi Jinping proposed a new global security initiative with “six persistence” as the main content, drawing an action roadmap for maintaining common security; China practices the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, Carrying forward the common values of all mankind, taking the lead in talking about equality, cooperation, integrity, and the rule of law, showing what a great country should look like. China has shown the world with concrete actions that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order.
Asia is the region with the most dynamic and growth potential in the global economy. Over the past few decades, all parties have worked together to achieve the “Asian Miracle” that has attracted worldwide attention. Facing the future, Asia shoulders a heavy responsibility for the development of the world and has great promise for the cause of human progress. Resolutely safeguarding peace in Asia, actively promoting cooperation in Asia, and jointly promoting the unity of Asia – the three-point proposal put forward by President Xi Jinping, drawing wisdom from history, summarizing experience in reality, and answering major questions such as how to develop and build Asia well. It points out the practical path for Asia’s prosperity and development and long-term stability. Under the new situation, if Asian countries strengthen solidarity and coordination, share development opportunities and jointly tackle challenges, they will surely be able to join hands to build an anchor of world peace and stability, a source of growth momentum, and a new high ground for cooperation, so as to jointly move towards a brighter future for Asia.
Walking every day is not afraid of thousands of miles; doing it often is not afraid of thousands of things. Although the road ahead is full of difficulties and obstacles, as long as we join hands and work hard, we will be able to gather together the great power of win-win cooperation, overcome various challenges, and jointly create a brighter and better future for mankind.