Johannesburg, August 24th, Xinhua News Agency
Together, we work together to move towards a development community
——Speech at the BRICS+Leaders Dialogue
the People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping
Dear President Ramaphosa,
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you to President Ramaphosa for organizing this dialogue. It's a pleasure to meet with all the guests and discuss global development plans together.
Development carries the people's aspirations for a better life, is the top priority for developing countries, and is also an eternal theme of human society. This year is the mid-term evaluation year of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Currently, the implementation of most sustainable development goals is slow and worrying. The global development cause is facing enormous challenges.
The international community should prioritize the interests of the world and the hearts of the people, and push development issues back to the core of the international agenda. To enhance the representation and voice of developing countries in global governance, and support them in achieving better development. We must adhere to true multilateralism, build a global development partnership, and create a secure and stable international environment for common development.
Dear Colleagues,
China has always breathed and shared a common destiny with developing countries. It has been, is, and will always be a member of developing countries! I propose the Global Development Initiative to focus the world on development and provide assistance in implementing the sustainable development agenda. Last year, China held the first Global Development High Level Dialogue and launched a series of development cooperation measures, achieving gratifying progress.
——We insist on prioritizing development and increasing resource investment. China has established a global development and South South cooperation fund with a total amount of 4 billion US dollars, and Chinese financial institutions are about to launch a special fund of 10 billion US dollars specifically for implementing global development initiatives.
——We adhere to an action oriented approach and deepen practical cooperation. From Asia to Africa, from Pacific island countries to the Caribbean coast, over 200 cooperation projects have blossomed and yielded results, and cooperation mechanisms in areas such as poverty reduction, education, and health are constantly expanding.
——We adhere to the drive for innovation and enhance the driving force of development. The Global Development Initiative focuses on key areas such as green development, new industrialization, and digital economy, promotes the construction of new industrial revolution partnerships, and assists in high-quality development.
——We have persisted in overcoming difficulties together and improved our development resilience. Food security and energy security are related to the national economy and people's livelihood. We have launched the China FAO South South Cooperation Trust Fund to implement special actions to promote food production, provide food aid to many countries, and share agricultural technology knowledge. We initiate a global clean energy partnership to help achieve energy security.
China is a reliable friend of Africa, providing significant development assistance to Africa over the past decade, participating in the construction of over 6000 kilometers of railways, over 6000 kilometers of roads, and over 80 large-scale power facilities. In the next stage, China will engage in more cooperation with African countries to support Africa in enhancing its capacity for independent development. This includes providing complete sets of satellite surveying and mapping data products; Implement the "Smart Customs" partnership program; Collaborating with UNESCO to carry out the "Global Development Initiative for Africa's Future" initiative, actively supporting Africa in achieving sustainable development.
Dear Colleagues,
"The actions of our collective strength are invincible, and the actions of our wisdom are invincible." Let us strengthen our confidence, work together to build a development community, and not let any country fall behind in the process of world modernization!
Thank you all!