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Published:April22,2022
By Staff writer
President Xi Jinping has called on Asian countries to be the anchor for world peace, a powerhouse for global growth and a new pacesetter for international cooperation. He also called for all countries to conform to the historical trend of peace, development and win-win-cooperation. The call was made on Thursday, April 21 in his virtual keynote opening speech of Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022.
The forum, sometimes known as the “Asian Davos”, takes its name from the town of Boao, located in China’s southern Hainan province, which has been the permanent venue for its annual conference since 2002. The Forum is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries even closer to their development goals.
In his speech president Xi also noted that, “Countries around the world are like passengers aboard the same ship who share the same destiny. For the ship to navigate the storm and sail toward a bright future, all passengers must pull together. The thought of throwing anyone overboard is simply not acceptable.
– In this day and age, the international community has evolved so much that it has become a sophisticated and integrated apparatus. Acts to remove any single part will cause serious problems to its operation. When that happens, both the victims and the initiators of such acts will stand to lose.”
The reflection above mirrors the on-going war between Russia and Ukraine, where the call by US and NATO for sanctions and isolation of Russia is causing disruption in global supply chain of a number of essential commodities resulting into inflation and high prices of goods. Although no one should support the war but instead look forward to settlement of the conflict through dialogue, the effects of Russia sanctions are felt almost in many countries around the world including the countries imposing the sanctions.
Xi warned that the Cold War mentality would only wreck the global peace framework, while hegemonism and power politics would only endanger world peace, and t confrontation would only exacerbate security challenges in the 21st century. He called on major countries to lead by example in honoring equality, cooperation, good faith and the rule of law.
“No difficulties could ever stop the wheel of history. Faced with the many challenges, we must not lose confidence, hesitate or flinch. Instead, we must firm up confidence and press ahead against all odds,” Xi noted.
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