11月2日早间英文播报：Xi urges solidarity, cooperation at G20 summit

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President Xi Jinping addresses the first session of the 16th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 30, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

President calls on group to uphold openness, practice true multilateralism

President Xi Jinping spelled out China's solutions and proposals on a host of key issues in a speech at the opening of the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit, which analysts said will bolster the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and inject impetus into global recovery.

Xi made a five-point proposal while addressing leaders of the world's most powerful economies via video link on Saturday, highlighting that it is important for the group to uphold openness and inclusive and win-win cooperation, and practice true multilateralism.

"With the coronavirus ravaging the whole world, none of us can stay safe on our own. Solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons," he said. "Stigmatization of the virus and politicization of origin-tracing run counter to the spirit of solidarity against the pandemic."

The president proposed a global vaccine cooperation action initiative, which would require steps to provide more vaccines to developing nations and support vaccine makers in conducting joint research, development and production with the developing world.

The initiative also urged the World Trade Organization to make an early decision on waiving the intellectual property rights of COVID-19 vaccines, saying that different vaccines must be treated equally.

Qu Bo, director of the Institute of International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University, said the latest initiative proposed by Xi has touched upon two key aspects of global vaccination efforts: the equal distribution of vaccines among countries and the equal treatment and mutual recognition of vaccines.

"Both of the two aspects are highly significant, as vaccines remain most effective in fighting the pandemic, and international cooperation is essential to bolstering global vaccine supply," he said.

Xi has pledged support for efforts to meet the global vaccination target for 2022 as set by the World Health Organization, which aims to get vaccines to 70 percent of the world's population by the middle of next year.

According to United Nations estimates, only 5 percent of Africa's population is fully vaccinated.

China has provided over 1.6 billion doses of vaccines to more than 100 countries and international organizations, and the total will reach over 2 billion doses this year. The nation is conducting joint vaccine production with 16 countries, with an initial capacity of 700 million doses per year.

To boost the global economic recovery, Xi urged the world's major economies to adopt responsible macroeconomic policies and prevent their measures from entailing rising inflation, mounting debts or causing negative spillovers on developing nations.

The president underlined innovation as a decisive factor in promoting socioeconomic growth and in addressing the common challenges to humanity, urging the G20 to quicken the development of new types of digital infrastructure and help developing nations eliminate the digital divide.

He announced China's decision to apply for joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, signed by Chile, New Zealand and Singapore in June 2020 to facilitate digital trade and create a framework for the digital economy.

Cui Fan, an international trade and economics professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, said the decision marked China's latest effort in promoting global cooperation and growth in the digital economy.

The president also reiterated China's positions on the nation's and the world's climate actions, with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP 26, opening on Sunday in Glasgow.

He made an appeal to developed countries to lead by example on emissions cuts, saying that the G20 needs to uphold the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.

Developed economies should fully accommodate the special difficulties and concerns of developing countries, deliver on their commitments to climate financing and provide technology, capacity-building and other support for developing countries, Xi said.

Such steps will be crucial to the success of COP 26, he said, adding that China will honor its commitments to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and attain carbon neutrality before 2060.

Qu, the Institute of International Relations' director, said developing nations are in a disadvantageous position in global climate change mitigation efforts, and developed nations must come up with concrete support for them, in terms of finance and technology.

In a media briefing on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also highlighted the need to uphold the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in light of national circumstances, saying that developed countries must lead the effort.

Wang Xu in Tokyo and Prime Sarmiento in Hong Kong contributed to this story.

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