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World leaders laud China’s higher-level opening up

World leaders and international organisations like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have hailed China’s commitment to higher-level opening up.

The foreign leaders’ remarks were made here on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), after Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged in his speech that China will promote higher-level opening up.

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed China’s promise of higher-level opening up, saying that China’s reform and opening up policy has been “a turning point” in the history of the world and a great advantage of China.

China’s success attributes to its own efforts and also to globalisation, as China has benefited from and shaped the process of globalisation after joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Macron said.

The French president called for upholding the multilateral trading system to address the current common problems including imbalance, adding that countries should work in the spirit of cooperation and openness.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that the CIIE, embodying an inclusive vision, is “a clear demonstration of China’s commitment to strengthen cooperation in global trade and investment”.  

“Jamaica believes in a multilateral rules based system as necessary for our economic development,” Holness said, adding that his country share China’s aspirations for “a more open, inclusive, balanced, and win-win economic globalisation for the common development and prosperity of all countries”.

The prime minister said he believes that the second CIIE will open new doors for increased partnerships in international trade and investment, while calling for a collaborative approach in the use of technology and innovation in business engagements among countries.

Noting that world economy and global trade are at a historic crossroads, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that just as China does, the Eastern European country has been pursuing a policy of openness and cooperation instead of barriers and closed-door policy.

“Trade protectionism, tariff barriers or even trade wars will only make problems worse and deteriorate our societies, Brnabic said, noting that “China’s economic development is the best example to show to the world that the 21st century international economy can be best promoted through openness.”

The prime minister said that China’s higher-level opening up will not only benefit itself, but also offer opportunities to the whole world. -Xinhua

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