Li Keqiang Holds the Sixth “1+6” Roundtable

On December 6, Premier Li Keqiang held the Sixth “1+6” Roundtable via video link in Beijing with leaders of major international economic institutions, including President David Malpass of the World Bank Group, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of the International Monetary Fund, Director General Ngozi Okonjo-iweala of the World Trade Organization, Director-general Guy Ryder of the International Labor Organization, Secretary-general Mathias Cormann of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Chair Klaas Knot of the Financial Stability Board. The roundtable saw in-depth exchanges on promoting world economic recovery and sustainable post-pandemic growth, steady economic development of China and others.

China’s economy has been deeply integrated into the world economy, and China will open its door still wider, Li Keqiang said. China has continued to relax market access to foreign investment, actively participated in regional economic cooperation, pushed for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which will take effect in early 2022, and applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA).

The leaders of the participating international economic institutions spoke positively of the steady development of China’s economy against the impact of the pandemic and its positive spillovers to the world economic recovery. They indicated that they are ready to step up coordination and cooperation with China to jointly promote strong, inclusive, and sustainable growth of the world economy.