Xi Addresses Third Paris Peace Forum

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech via video at the third Paris Peace Forum on November 12, calling for joint efforts to fight COVID-19, promote recovery, and safeguard peace.

“Global threats and challenges require global responses,” Xi said, raising three proposals for the global response.

Firstly, Xi called for solidarity in being willing to help each other jointly fight COVID-19 as the coronavirus is still wreaking havoc around the world. Xi promised China will continue to share with others experience in containing the virus and expertise in diagnostics and therapeutics, provide assistance in essential medical supplies, and honor its commitment to make Chinese vaccines a global public good.

Secondly, Xi stressed openness and cooperation to jointly promote recovery. He stressed that China will work with the rest of the international community to keep the global industrial and supply chains stable and foster an open world economy.

Thirdly, Xi called for upholding justice to jointly safeguard world peace. He stressed the need to adhere to peaceful coexistence, as well as the need to respect other countries’ right to development and their independent choice of development paths and models.

The Paris Peace Forum this year is strongly marked by the need for international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, said Pascal Lamy, president of the three-day event.

Held mainly in the digital format for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third Paris Peace Forum was an interactive platform with over 10,000 participants, featuring some 70 roundtables and 100 projects.