Pursue harmony, Xi urges 鈥楤RICS Plus鈥
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Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called on 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries to strive for common security, common development and harmony among civilizations.
Xi made the remarks while addressing the 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 leaders鈥 dialogue.
Noting that the collective rise of the Global South is a distinctive feature of the great transformation across the world, Xi said that Global South countries marching together toward modernization is monumental in world history and unprecedented in human civilization.
Meanwhile, peace and development still face severe challenges and the road to prosperity for the Global South will not be straight, he pointed out, urging 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries to use collective wisdom and strength and stand up to their responsibility for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Xi said that 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries should uphold peace and strive for common security, come forward together to form a stabilizing force for peace, strengthen global security governance, and explore solutions to address both symptoms and roots of hotspot issues.
He noted that many parties have warmly responded to the Global Security Initiative he proposed. 鈥淯nder the Initiative, we have made prominent progress in maintaining regional stability and in many other areas,鈥 Xi said, adding that China and Brazil jointly issued the six-point consensus and launched the group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis together with other Global South countries.
The president also called on 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries to promote early de-escalation to pave the way for political settlement.
Last July, Palestinian factions reconciled with each other in Beijing, marking a key step toward peace in the Middle East, he noted. 鈥淲e should continue to promote comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and revive the two-State solution. We must stop the flames of war from spreading in Lebanon and end the miserable sufferings in Palestine and Lebanon.鈥
Pointing out that the Global South emerges for development and prospers through development, Xi said that 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries should reinvigorate development and strive for common prosperity, be the main driving force for common development, play an active and leading role in the global economic governance reform, and make development the core of international economic and trade agenda.
He insisted that the Global Development Initiative, since its introduction three years ago, has helped make available nearly US$20 billion of development fund and launch more than 1,100 projects. And recently the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing Center of Excellence has been established in Shanghai.
China will build a World Smart Customs Community Portal and a BRICS Customs Center of Excellence, he said, adding that China welcomes active participation by all countries.
Stressing that diversity of civilization is the innate quality of the world, the Chinese leader called on 鈥淏RICS Plus鈥 countries to promote together development of all civilizations and strive for harmony among them, be advocates for exchanges among civilizations, enhance communication and dialogue, and support each other in taking the path to modernization suited to their national conditions.
Xi stressed that the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made systemic plans for further deepening reform to advance Chinese modernization, which will provide more opportunities for the world.
Xi also said that no matter how the international landscape evolves, 鈥渨e in China will always keep the Global South in our heart, and maintain our roots in the Global South.鈥
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