Watch and help each other to jointly promote global sustainable development
——On President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum
“Development is the key to solving various problems and realizing people’s happiness.” In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, President Xi Jinping focused on the question of the times before mankind, and clearly proposed to grasp the trend of the times and create a bright future The four-point proposition in the future, “We must help each other and jointly promote global sustainable development” is one of them, which has gathered consensus and pointed out the direction for realizing global common development and creating a brighter future for the cause of global development.
At present, the global development process has been severely impacted, the momentum of international development cooperation has weakened, the development gap between the North and the South has further widened, and the global implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been hit hard. The world‘s 1.2 billion people in nearly 70 countries are facing epidemic, food, energy, and debt crises, and the global poverty reduction achievements over the past decades may be in vain. In the face of numerous challenges and difficulties, we must hold the key to development. Whether it is to eliminate the impact of the epidemic and return to normal life, or to quell conflicts and turmoil, and resolve humanitarian crises, it is fundamentally dependent on people-centered development. No matter what difficulties encountered, only by adhering to the people-centered development philosophy, placing the promotion of development and ensuring people’s livelihood in a prominent position in global macro policies, implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and promoting the synergy of existing development cooperation mechanisms, Only by promoting balanced global development can we jointly push global development to a new stage of balance, coordination and inclusiveness.
In September 2021, President Xi Jinping put forward a global development initiative at the 76th United Nations General Assembly: adhere to development priority, adhere to people-centered, adhere to inclusiveness and inclusiveness, adhere to innovation-driven, adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and adhere to action orientation. . This initiative calls on the international community to pay attention to the urgent issues faced by developing countries, and aims to push the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to start again, promote the realization of stronger, greener and healthier global development, and build a global development community. This initiative is a public product open to the world. It conforms to the theme of peace and development of the times. It contains valuable experience in building a moderately prosperous society in China in an all-round way. It fully meets the strong desire of people of all countries to pursue a better life. Since its inception, the initiative has received enthusiastic responses and general support from international organizations such as the United Nations and more than 100 countries. More than 50 countries have joined the “Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative” established by China on the platform of the United Nations. Facts have fully proved that global development initiatives conform to the historical trend and meet the needs of all countries. , common development provides an action guide and injects ideological impetus.
Development together is true development, and sustainable development is good development. Only by solving the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development and improving the balance, coordination and inclusiveness of development can we open up broader prospects for the common development of mankind. President Xi Jinping emphasized: “We must adhere to the heart of the people and the interests of the world, and promote global development into a new era for the benefit of the people of all countries.” Developed countries and regions, care for the poor and let every piece of land breed hope. It is necessary to steadily promote the implementation of global development initiatives, jointly build a global development community, jointly create development prospects, share growth opportunities, bridge the development gap, revive the cause of global development, and strive to achieve higher quality, more efficiency, fairer and more sustainable. , Safer development, create a development environment in which everyone participates and enjoys, and create a development situation in which more and more development achievements benefit everyone in every country. It is necessary to promote the establishment of a global development partnership featuring unity, equality, balance and universal benefits, and comprehensively promote cooperation in poverty reduction, health, education, digital connectivity, industrialization and other fields; strengthen cooperation in food and energy, and improve the level of food and energy security; Seize the opportunity of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, promote the global flow of innovation factors, and help developing countries accelerate the development of digital economy and green transformation; actively carry out anti-epidemic cooperation, provide more anti-epidemic drugs to developing countries, and strive for an early victory epidemic.
On the road of human pursuit of happiness, a country and a nation are indispensable. All countries and all nations in the world should enjoy equal development opportunities and rights. Seizing opportunities, facing challenges head-on, promoting global development initiatives to deepen and solidify, urge countries to strengthen development cooperation, share development achievements among peoples, and enhance the fairness, effectiveness, and synergy of global development, we will surely promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Create a better future for mankind.
“People’s Daily” (Version 01, June 26, 2022)