Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
TIANJIN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday offered his four-pronged observations on how humanity can navigate the turbulent times, as the world is standing at a historical crossroads.
"I believe that we could draw some very important lessons from the transformations happening in the world in the past several years," said Li when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.
Firstly, he called for better communication and exchanges among the international community.
"The absence of effective communication and the lack of a comprehensive, holistic and objective perception could easily result in prejudice and even stereotypes," Li said.
Secondly, he stressed solidarity and cooperation after the world has experienced the shocks of global crises.
"As a community with a shared future, we must cherish the gains of cooperation, embrace the concept of win-win cooperation, and work together to tackle these global challenges and promote human progress," Li said.
Thirdly, the premier noted that having gone through the twists and turns of economic globalization, all countries should cherish openness and cooperation more.
"Economic globalization is a historical trend," said Li. "Despite the headwinds and pushback, the overarching trend of economic globalization has kept moving forward."
Lastly, the premier said peace and stability should be cherished more in the wake of experiencing anxiety caused by conflicts and instability.
He urged solid efforts to firmly uphold fairness and justice, work hard to solve the security dilemma, and jointly safeguard a peaceful and stable development environment.
"In a nutshell, what is lacking in today's world is communication, not estrangement; cooperation, not confrontation; openness, not isolation; peace, not conflict," said Li.
He called on countries to press ahead by following the logic of historical progress, develop by riding the tide of the times, and work hard to build an even better world.
Speaking about the Chinese economy, Li said China has been an important source of impetus for the steady growth of the world economy and will continue to provide strong dynamism to the world economic recovery and growth in the longer time to come.
"China wishes to work with all of you to firmly support economic globalization, firmly uphold the market economy, firmly support free trade, and steer the world economy toward a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future," Li said. ■
