BEIJING: China will work harder to develop domestic demand and consumption, further deepen comprehensive reform, resolutely expand opening-up and strive for the sustainable growth of China’s economy, Premier Li Qiang said.
Li made the remarks on Sunday and Monday while meeting with New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff, World Bank President Ajay Banga, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, who were in Beijing for the “1+10” dialogue.
Against the backdrop of an international landscape marked by instability and change, Li said, only by strengthening openness, cooperation and mutual benefit can we jointly promote rapid and sustainable recovery. steady growth of the global economy.
“This year, China’s economy has seen generally stable growth, and we recently unveiled a set of progressive policies. “Market confidence and expectations have improved significantly,” Li said, adding that China will strive to inject more impetus and certainty into the recovery and growth of the global economy.
China supports the continued expansion of the New Development Bank and is willing to expand project and financing cooperation between the two sides to further jointly contribute to the economic and social development of BRICS and developing countries. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with the World Bank in international development, lending, knowledge and other fields to improve the quality and efficiency of cooperation, he said .
China supports the WTO in carrying out necessary reforms, promoting the vitality of the multilateral trading system and safeguarding economic globalization and free trade, and China is willing to deepen cooperation with the IMF and provide a greater contribution to maintaining global financial stability and promoting common development. and fight climate change, Li added.
The leaders of the New Development Bank, the World Bank, the WTO and the IMF highly appreciated China’s leading role in safeguarding global peace and development and upholding multilateralism, saying China has taken measures and achieved remarkable results in promoting economic growth, improving the business environment and further opening up to the outside world, bringing momentum and confidence to global economic growth.
They expressed appreciation for China’s long-term support for the work of international economic organizations, for its positive contribution to the development of least developed countries and the South, as well as for its commitment to developing stronger and more cooperative relations. more comprehensive with China and to jointly maintain multilateralism and free trade.