On January 23, local time, Vice President Wang Qishan was invited to attend the 2019 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum and delivered a speech.The full text of the speech is as follows:
Strengthen confidence, move forward hand in hand, and create a better future - Speech at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Dear Chairman Schwab, ladies and gentlemen, friends,
It is a great pleasure to attend the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of ties between China and the forum.Over the past 40 years, the small town of Davos, with its unique charm, has become an important platform for China to observe the world, exchange ideas, explain ideas and seek consensus.
This year is also the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.Over the past 70 years, China's development has made great achievements that have attracted worldwide attention. Social productivity and comprehensive national strength have achieved historic leaps. People's lives have ushered in a great leap from insufficient food and clothing to an all-round moderately prosperous society. China's international status and influence have increased unprecedentedly. China is increasinglyBecome an important force in safeguarding world peace and promoting common development.
Many foreign friends ask me, why has China achieved such great development and progress?How does a developed and powerful China get along with the world?I always tell them that historical, cultural and philosophical considerations are a key.Yesterday, today and tomorrow are closely connected. To understand China's reality, we must understand China's history in order to foresee China's future.
Sinochem's civilization has lasted for five thousand years. The Chinese nation has experienced hardships and also created brilliance.When Western industrial civilization and Rand civilization emerged, the Chinese dynasty adopted a closed-door policy, and China fell behind.Those who fall behind will be beaten. Since China's modern times, the Chinese nation has suffered repeated external humiliation and internal troubles, wars and wars, and the people have suffered humiliation and suffering.The Chinese people have always been indomitable and have fought for success. In a century of dark exploration, they have always dreamed of realizing the prosperity of the country, the well-being of the people, and the rejuvenation of the nation.
70 years ago, the Communist Party of China led the Chinese people to establish New China on a semi-feudal and semi-colonial basis through arduous struggle, and achieved national independence and people's liberation. Since then, the Chinese nation has been reborn from the ashes, reborn as a phoenix, and entered a new era of development..We remain true to our original aspirations, always adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party, the fundamental socialist political and economic system, and the people-centered development philosophy.From the creation of political power and the construction of New China to the promotion of reform and opening up, with economic construction as the center, we have moved from revolution to reform, from planned economy to market economy, and from isolation to comprehensive opening up.We gradually get rid of superstition, overcome idealism and dogmatism, insist on emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts, and constantly integrate the basic principles of Marxism with China's reality.
The fourth and fifth generations of Chinese people have gone through a difficult and tortuous path of exploration.Through right and wrong, experience and lessons, we have paid a high price and achieved brilliant achievements, opening up the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
70 years of hard work and 70 years of great success.A poor and weak agricultural country with very backward productivity levels has developed into the world's second largest economy, largest industrial country, and largest trader of goods, ushering in bright prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
History has inspired us that throughout world history, the Chinese nation has long been at the forefront of human civilization and has made unique and wonderful contributions to the development and progress of mankind.The profound historical and cultural heritage of Chinese civilization exists in the genes of the Chinese people. The Chinese people’s dream is to stand tall again among the nations of the world and realize the great rejuvenation of the nation.
Many nationalities have been continuously fused in the long history to form the present Chinese nation.We are a peace-loving, open and inclusive nation that keeps pace with the times.We inherit the fine traditions of Chinese culture, respect different civilizations and values, and strive to absorb the outstanding achievements of human civilization.We adhere to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and respect the paths and systems independently chosen by the people of all countries.
The Chinese civilization believes in self-improvement and others, and the world is for the public; it pays attention to treating others with courtesy, win-win cooperation, and opposes bullying and self-importance.Today, China's interests and destiny are closely related to those of the world. China hopes that, while pursuing its own development, it will join hands with other countries for common development and join hands with the international community to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
The achievements of the past 70 years did not fall from the sky, nor were they bestowed by others, but were achieved by the Chinese people with hard work, sweat, wisdom, courage, reform and innovation.Only by satisfying the people's yearning for a better life can we gain the support and support of the people.The Chinese people are united and capable of facing various risks and challenges.
With an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, a population of nearly 1.4 billion, and a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, it is our most basic national condition and the source of China's path, theory, system, and cultural confidence. We have embarked on a road that suits China's national conditions and meets the requirements of the times.The correct path will continue to improve and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the process of reform and opening up. We are full of confidence and unwavering in this.
Ladies and gentlemen, in recent years, the problems of insufficient new momentum, unbalanced development, and unbalanced income distribution of the globalized economy have intensified.Barriers to investment and investment continue to rise, global unilateralism, protectionism, and populism are gradually spreading and fermenting, and international multilateralism is gradually being challenged. Is economic globalization advancing or retreating?
Looking back at history, the globalization that emerged in the last century was initially only the economic globalization of Western developed countries or Mediterranean civilizations.From the late last century to the beginning of this century, technological progress has greatly reduced the geographical distance and communication barriers between countries, and accelerated the process of economic globalization.The emergence of a number of emerging economies such as the BRICS countries, Vietnam, and Indonesia led to the emergence of economic globalization in the current sense.Western multinational corporations and financial institutions are the main drivers of economic globalization. They fully serve the principle of maximizing profits, deploy industrial chains around the world, and allocate resources to countries and regions with low factor costs and good business environments.In the process, China has gradually moved from the low end of the global industrial chain to the mid-to-high end; the purchasing power needs of nearly 1.4 billion people who have gradually become rich are constantly released, and at the same time, the huge market potential shows extraordinary charm.
Countries around the world complement each other with their advantages, and there is huge potential for economic integration and development. Economic globalization is a historical necessity.Regarding the current problems and challenges, the international community should not only attach great importance to in-depth thinking, but also take proactive actions in line with the trend and work together to deal with them.Under the condition of market economy, highlighting efficiency and fairness will always be affected.Problems always have internal and external causes, and internal causes play a major role.To solve the problems of economic globalization, we must prescribe the right medicine. Unbalanced development must be solved by development; the country should actively carry out structural reforms, grasp the relationship between fairness and efficiency, and adopt effective policies and measures to avoid the aggravation of income distribution imbalance.The impact of new technologies and market competition on some regions and industries has enabled the people to continue to benefit from development.
We can only seek better ways to cut the cake in the process of continuously making the cake bigger; we must not stop and have endless disputes about the way to cut the cake.Blaming others will not help solve the problem.In the face of problems, China's choice is to unswervingly do its own thing well.
Faced with problems, China's choice is to unswervingly do its own thing well.Currently, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and the problem of unbalanced development also exists in China.The main contradiction in Chinese society is the contradiction between the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development.
We insist that development is our top priority.Coordinate and promote the construction of economic, political, cultural, social and ecological civilization, and continue to move towards building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way.
China has persisted in comprehensively deepening reform and opening up, cracked many hard bones, and overcome many rapids and shoals.Supply-side structural reforms are advancing in depth, and emerging industries such as the digital economy are booming.Fruitful results have been achieved in building an innovative country, and decisive progress has been made in the fight against poverty.Since 2013, the rural poor population has been reduced by more than 80 million, ecological and environmental governance has been significantly strengthened, and environmental conditions have been improved.
Comprehensively and strictly govern the party so thatThe Communist Party of China has become stronger and has achieved an overwhelming victory in the fight against corruption.China insists on promoting all-round opening up, promoting international cooperation along the Belt and Road, building a higher level of open world economy, and building a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation based on the concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits.We have always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order.
New technologies are opportunities as well as risks and challenges.Every major breakthrough in scientific discovery and technological innovation has promoted the development and progress of human society, and will also bring about the reconstruction of value chains, industrial chains, and supply chains, breaking the existing economic, social, national and even regional relations.balance and challenge the old rules and order, the country's internal economic and social management and global economic governance need to make corresponding adjustments.
The theme of this annual meeting is Globalization 4.0: Building a global architecture in the era of the fourth industrial revolution.The fourth industrial revolution that is currently taking place is a process of globalization with a far-reaching impact, with such a fast speed, large scale, such a complex system, and such profound changes in human society.It is necessary to jointly build a global architecture for the fourth industrial revolution era with the vision and foresight of a shared future for all mankind.
We must keep the bottom line of the safety of all mankind.Gradually explore and establish relevant rules and standards, while leaving broad space for scientific discovery and technological innovation, promotion and utilization.It is necessary to take care of the interests of all countries, especially emerging market countries and developing countries in a balanced way, and we cannot just demand the safety standards of developed countries or individual countries from the whole world.
We must respect the sovereignty of all countries, refrain from technological hegemony, interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and refrain from engaging in, condoning, or protecting technological activities that threaten their national security.Respect the technology management models, public policies chosen by each country, and the right to equally participate in the global technology governance system.We must adhere to multilateralism, conduct extensive dialogue and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust, and build a peaceful, secure, democratic, transparent, inclusive and inclusive technical rule system and a new framework for international cooperation, so that all mankind can benefit from technological innovation.
It is necessary to maintain social fairness and justice and ensure that technological innovation operates on the basis of the rule of law and recognized international norms.Dominated by human beings, serve human beings, conform to human values, and prevent new technology from becoming a means of terrorism, a hotbed of crimes, and a way to infringe on individual rights.
It is necessary to improve the policy environment and promote social prosperity and stability.It not only respects and protects the rights and interests of the subject of innovation, but also provides corresponding education and training for the public to adapt to the rapid technological progress, so that technological progress can be combined with the life and employment of ordinary people, combined with the maintenance of the environment and ecology, and the long-term development of human beings.interests combined.
Ladies and gentlemen, the world is changing, and progress is like climbing a mountain.Belief, faith, and confidence support mankind to move forward.In an era when economic globalization is developing in depth, the interests of all mankind are intertwined and we have a shared destiny.
A Swiss proverb says that torches light each other.Let us light the way forward for each other, move forward hand in hand, climb to new heights, and create a better future for mankind.
Thanks!
