Chinese initiative at the UN wants to integrate countries with international trade

UN High Level Meeting emphasizes international and political cooperation to strengthen trade, technology and green transition globally

In New York, the headquarters of United Nations (UN) It was the scene of a high -level meeting that reinforced the international commitment to shared development. World leaders and decision makers gathered to discuss ways to promote global consensus, greater cooperation and synergy around sustainable development policies.

During the meeting, the Chinese Prime Minister, I read Qianghighlighted the increasing challenges that threaten international cooperation, including the unilateralism, protectionism and slowdown in some engines of global economic growth. According to him, facing these problems requires total dedication to development and a joint effort between countries to “increase the cake” of global prosperity.

“To solve the many problems we face now, we need to remain committed to development, dedicate all our efforts to it and work together to increase the cake,” Li said in his speech.

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Four fronts to strengthen development

As part of your proposal to accelerate the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable DevelopmentLi presented an approach on four fronts, with concrete and proactive actions to Strengthen international cooperationsupport green transition and promote technological cooperation among the countries.

A central point of the debate was the international tradeconsidered a crucial engine for shared development. LI stressed that, currently, the developing countries do not receive sufficient support to fully integrate into the global trade system.

To face this gap, the Chinese Prime Minister announced that China will continue to provide Funds to the World Trade Organization (WTO)in order to help less developed countries to insert themselves more effectively in the global market.

In addition, Li stated that China will not seek new special and different treatments for developing countries in the current and future negotiations of the WTO, a step that experts see as an incentive to Reform of the organization and promoting a more balanced and efficient trade.

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commented on social networks: “This is the culmination of many years of hard work and I want to applaud China’s leadership on this issue!”

Bilateral cooperation and free trade

Li’s announcement was also featured in bilateral meetings with the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Meataryand the Austrian Chancellor, Christian Stocker. In both meetings, he emphasized the importance of freeas well WTO Reform and the construction of a open world economyreinforcing China’s commitment to support global policies that favor sustainable and inclusive growth.

Li Qiang participa da 80th UN General Assembly Sessionwhich takes place from September 22 to 26, taking advantage of the space to present the Global Development Initiative (GDI)launched by the Chinese president Xi Jinping In 2021. According to the Prime Minister, GDI consolidated itself as a global public good widely acceptedpromoting international cooperation and development in a sustainable way.

The initiative, Li highlighted, seeks to “provide equal growth opportunities, facilitate the transition to a green and technological economy, and strengthen the integration of developing countries in global trade”.

The meeting reinforces the importance of a collective and coordinated approach to face economic, social and environmental challenges, and shows that even in the face of global tensions and economic uncertainties, Shared development remains a priority for world leaders.

GDI mobilizes billions and projects new investments to the Global South

During the UN headquarters, the Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang pointed out that the Global Development Initiative (GDI) already has the participation of more than 130 international countries and organizationsmobilizing More than 23 billion dollars Over the past four years to support the development and strengthening of the global south.

Li stressed that GDI is not limited to financial contributions: the initiative seeks to create concrete and sustainable projects that generate real impact on the lives of developing populations. Over the next five years, according to the prime minister, China intends to implement 2,000 new “small and beautiful” subsistence projects In developing countries, further expanding the presence and positive influence of the initiative.

Another action announced by Li was the creation of International Cooperation Initiative AI+focused on integrate artificial intelligence with economic and social developmentespecially benefiting the regions of the global southern. According to him, the proposal seeks take advantage of emerging technologies to boost inclusive and sustainable growthconnecting innovation and social development strategically.

UN highlights GDI relevance to the 2030 Agenda

O UN Secretary-General António Guterrespraised the initiative, stating that the GDI can become a essential mechanism for accelerating the progress of the 2030 agenda worldwide. He pointed out that the initiative is aligned with Sustainable Development Objectives (SDGs)addressing crucial issues such as eradication of poverty, food security, climate action and inclusive and equitable growth.

“Its alignment with the SDGs – especially poverty eradication, food security, climate action and inclusive and equitable growth – addresses the developmental challenges of our time,” Guterres said.

O UN UNIT UNNEUGHING, LI JUNHUAalso emphasized the strategic role of the organization:

“When we celebrate our 80th anniversary, we remember that the UN remains indispensable as an anchor of global peace cooperation and sustainable development.”

Li junhua also pointed out that GDI offers new opportunities for developing countriescontributing to multilateral UN efforts that aim to build more green, fair and resilient development paths.

International recognition and support for Chinese initiatives

Specialists and international representatives praised the results of the cooperation promoted by the GDI and expressed support to the four main global initiatives of China, besides the Belt and route initiative proposed by Xi Jinping.

Second Of the menSpecialist in International Relations and Chairman of the South African Public Service Commission,

“China has taken advantage of its strengths in resources, infrastructure and technology to support modernization and reduce global inequalities.”

Fikeni also stressed that the GDI, together with the Global security initiative, the global civilization initiative and the global governance initiativedemonstrate leadership, future vision and disposition of China to assume responsibility to shape a multipolar world.

With these announcements, the UN high level meeting reinforced the GDI’s relevance as a global platform for shared developmentunderlining the role of international cooperation and strategic partnerships between countries in an increasingly complex and interconnected global economic scenario.

With information from Agência Xinhua*