Xi's words on a more stable, mature China-EU ties in post-pandemic era

15:57, June 23, 2020

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  Dialogue needed for better Sino-US ties in post-pandemic era: experts

  Qiu Yong, the president of Tsinghua University and chairman of the World Peace Forum, delivers welcoming remarks at the opening session on June 16. (Photo: World Peace Forum)Beijing (Peoples Daily) - Chinese and US experts urged constructive conversations to enhance China-US relations and global cooperation in the post-coronavirus period at the 2020 World Peace Forum (WPF) Wednesday."The world had strong expectations for China and the US to work together during the pandemic…China and the US share the responsibility of maintaining peace and promoting global growth and cooperation," said Fu Ying, vice-chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Peoples Congress and former vice minister of Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, said the COVID-19 has led to a weaker global order, and increased levels of anarchy and a dysfunctional multilateral system. Many issues are worthy of "razor-sharp" discussions in China-US relations. "Neither side wants an escalation should a crisis emerge. The only way to avoid that is for senior officials on both sides to meet and have direct exchanges", Rudd said.Zhu Min, former IMF vice president, stressed the importance of global cooperation in public health issues and economic recovery. He argued that China and the US need to play a role in promoting global economic recovery from the pandemic, and "have a constructive conversation to solve the issues".Susan Shirk, who was the US deputy assistant Secretary of State from 1997 to 2000, warned that the decoupling of economies and society would be "tragically costly" for both countries.Wang Jisi, the president of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies at Peking University, said three bottom lines should be upheld in China-US relations. These are insisting on a peaceful way, maintaining a certain scale of economic and trade cooperation, and safeguarding cu...

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  Observer: China-EU relationship to grow more solid, mature

  China and the EU have to be two major forces for world peace and stability, two major markets for world development and prosperity, and two major civilizations for upholding multilateralism and improving global governance, said Chinese President Xi Jinping.Xi made the remarks when meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen via video link on the evening of June 22.Xi’s proposal has chartered the course for the China-EU relationship to grow more solid and mature and reach greater heights in the post-COVID-19 era. China and EU account for 1/3 of the global economy. Their sound interaction carried out at the critical moment of the global fight against the pandemic not only has sent a positive signal for joint anti-pandemic efforts, cooperation and global economic recovery, but also will inject more stability and positive energy into the instable and uncertain world.Cooperation and win-win results have always remained a basis for the bilateral relationship between China and European Union (EU) in the past 45 years. The trade volume between the two sides now is 300 times more than that when they just established diplomatic ties, and eight million visits are exchanged between them every year. China and the EU have established dozens of dialogue and consultation mechanisms in different areas and at different levels, and their cooperation has been extended to peace and security, environment, science and technology, culture, education and health.China and the EU have jointly built a partnership for peace, growth, reform and civilization, and continuously deepened their comprehensive strategic partnership. They enhanced cooperation under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations (UN), jointly promoted global public health government, and worked together to cope with global challenges such as climate change, so as to make their relationship more globalized and strategy-oriented. China-EU c...

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  Clean energy development to accelerate in post-pandemic era: LONGi founder

  The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Leaders Summit 2020 kicked off on Monday, marking 20 years of uniting business for a better world. This years summit was held virtually, which allowed participants and Global Compact Local networks to join in their own time zone.(File photo: VCG)Global leaders and enterprise representatives from all over the world came together to discuss how to rebuild inclusive and sustainable economic and social solutions to achieve a world that combines social justice, low-carbon development, and climate resilience.LONGi is the only Chinese company involved in the summit, where over 10,000 companies from 156 countries participated. Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of LONGi Group, spoke about "How to invest in an orderly and better way for the global sustainable future under the COVID-19 epidemic" in his speech at the Asia-Pacific Arena, together with Dr. Gao Li, WHO Representative of China, and Nicolas Vix, the CEO of the French Agricultural Credit Bank (China) Co., Ltd."The COVID-19 outbreak inevitably brings challenges to renewable energy companies. This epidemic, now in every part of the world, will eventually end. Countries will renew focus in the development of their energy security and localization. The short-term imbalance of supply and demand will see prices of photovoltaic products falling rapidly, thereby increasing the competitiveness of photovoltaic power. We believe that clean energy, especially the development of photovoltaic power, will accelerate when the epidemic ends," said Li."To develop clean energy, the industry itself must promote the reduction of LCOE and encourage more people to use clean energy. The renewable energy industry can also be cleaner in its own manufacturing processes. Since 2016, LONGi has deployed production capacity in locations with ample hydropower. We took the lead in using clean energy to produce clean energy products. We will promote the sustainable deve...