Chinese Premier Addresses Opening of Summer Davos

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in Tianjin on Tuesday.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 27, 2023. (Photo/Wang Ye, Xinhua)

Participants from business, government, international organizations and academia are gathering in the northern Chinese city for the event themed "Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy."

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Chinese premier calls for better communication, exchanges among international community

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for better communication and exchanges among the international community on Tuesday.

Li made the remarks when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

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Chinese premier stresses solidarity, cooperation at Summer Davos

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday stressed solidarity and cooperation when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

"Having experienced the shocks of global crises, we should all the more cherish solidarity and cooperation," Li said in his speech.

Over the past three years, all countries have fought hard against the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrated the powerful strength of humanity pulling together and looking out for each other in hard times, Li said.

In the face of a major crisis, no country can stay unscathed or solve the problems single-handedly, Li said, adding that humanity is also confronted with global challenges such as climate change, debt risks, slowing growth, and wealth gaps.

"As a community with a shared future, we must cherish the gains of cooperation, embrace the concept of win-win cooperation, and work together to tackle these global challenges and promote human progress," Li said.

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Chinese premier calls for openness, cooperation at Summer Davos

Tianjin - Having gone through the twists and turns of economic globalization, all countries should cherish openness and cooperation more, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday.

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Peace, stability should be cherished more: premier

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday that peace and stability should be cherished more in the wake of experiencing anxiety caused by conflicts and instability.

Li made the remarks when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

Li said that various kinds of containment, repression, and even local wars and regional conflicts in recent years have not only brought huge disasters to people in relevant regions but also caused great damage to world development.

He urged solid efforts to firmly uphold fairness and justice, work hard to solve the security dilemma, and jointly safeguard a peaceful and stable development environment.

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Chinese premier warns against so-called "de-risking"

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday warned against overstretching the concept of the so-called "de-risking," or turning it into a political or ideological tool.

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China's economy expected to achieve annual growth target: premier

Tianjin - China is expected to achieve this year's economic growth target of around 5 percent, with the growth in the second quarter to surpass that in the first quarter, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday.

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Chinese premier calls for maintaining stable global industrial, supply chains

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday called on the international community to firmly oppose the politicization of economic and trade issues and jointly maintain the stability and unimpeded flow of global industrial and supply chains, so that the fruits of economic globalization can benefit different countries and people in a more equitable manner.

Li made the remarks when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

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China to unswervingly uphold market economy, free trade: premier

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday that China stands ready to unswervingly uphold the market economy and support free trade to steer the world economy toward a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future.

Li made the remarks when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

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China has confidence to achieve steady development in a long period: premier

Tianjin - Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday that China has full confidence and the capability to achieve steady and sustained high-quality development of its economy in a long time to come.

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China to provide strong dynamism to world economic recovery, growth: premier

Tianjin - In the longer term, China will continue to provide strong dynamism to the world's economic recovery and growth, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday.

China is still the world's largest developing country, with a population of over 1.4 billion, Li said when addressing the opening of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

"Our development remains unbalanced and inadequate. Yet such a situation is also where China's development potential and space lie," Li said.

China is acting on the new development philosophy, fostering a new development paradigm at a faster pace, and working hard to achieve high-quality development, the premier added.

China is expected to achieve this year's economic growth target of around 5 percent, with the growth in the second quarter to surpass that in the first quarter, he said.

"China has full confidence and the capability to achieve steady and sustained high-quality development of its economy in a long time to come," he stressed.

China will continue to expand its market and create cooperation opportunities, providing a constant driving force for the recovery and growth of global economy. Meanwhile, China will also offer mutually beneficial cooperation opportunities for investors from various countries, Li said.