China has always taken strong actions to advance global development and is willing to work with all parties for a more prosperous world, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Lin made the remarks in response to a query about a newly released assessment report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from the United Nations, which reveals that nearly half of the goals are moving too slowly and 18 percent of the goals have gone backwards.
"As we have seen, rising unilateralism and protectionism is impacting the global economic recovery. International development cooperation lacks momentum. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is seriously lagging behind. Certain country even openly rejects and denounces this overarching document for international development cooperation. Development crisis has become a real challenge facing all countries. China has always taken strong actions to advance global development. The Chinese government has included the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into the 14th Five-Year Plan. China has already realized relevant goals in poverty alleviation, public health and other areas ahead of schedule, contributing significantly to the implementation effort worldwide," said Lin.
"China actively promotes international development cooperation. China put forward and has been implementing the Global Development Initiative. We have deepened cooperation under this initiative with over 20 development agencies in recent years, benefiting more than 30 million people in over 60 countries. At last year’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Xi Jinping outlined China’s eight actions for global development to facilitate international cooperation in food security, scientific and technological innovation, green transition and other key areas and inject more impetus into global development," he said.
"Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals calls for solidarity and action. To meet the challenges, we need to renew the very purpose of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reinvigorate the global development partnership, remain committed to development as an important pillar of the UN, and bring development back to the center of the international agenda. China stands ready to work with all parties for a more prosperous world," Lin said.
China always takes strong actions to advance global development: spokesman
Russian and Kenyan experts have hailed China's Central Economic Work Conference as a pivotal moment in shaping China's economic future, with its resilience offering a stabilizing force for the global market.
Their comments followed the annual Central Economic Work Conference, held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the conference, in which he reviewed the country's economic work in 2025, analyzed the current economic situation, and arranged next year's economic work.
Vasily Kashin, director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the HSE University, emphasized the significance of the meeting.
"This conference is of great significance. It is not only related to the assessment of China's current economic situation, but also outlined the priorities for the future, including the next five-year plan. There has been a renewed emphasis on the significant role of new quality productive forces, new growth points, and sci-tech development. This economic work conference places a greater emphasis on action. The content of the meeting covers various economic indicators that China hopes to achieve in the near future and involves a series of specific measures aimed at optimizing economic quality and ensuring sustainable development," he said.
Kashin said China's economic progress reflects a shift towards high-tech, sustainable industries and environmental improvements.
"The achievements of China's economy are primarily related to the changes in the export structure and the sources of growth. Enterprises in the high-tech, digital economy, and renewable energy fields are playing an increasingly important role. Their product exports are on the rise, which include electrical transportation equipment, latest types of vehicles, and complex industrial equipment. This is a very important achievement. China has also carried out a great deal of work in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, optimizing the ecological environment, and raising ecological standards. These are the main achievements China has made so far," said Kashin.
Meanwhile, James Shikwati, a Kenyan economist and director of the Inter-Region Economic Network, hailed China's economic resilience over the past five years.
"China's show of economic resilience for the last five years has given the global economic sector a stabilizing factor, because right now, as you speak, many countries are in panic mode because of protectionism that is rising, especially in developed economies such as the U.S. and Europe. And China has been showing this steadiness that its economy is able to withstand those shocks, and by showing that it can withstand those shocks, it gives hope to other economies, especially from the Global South, that have always heavily dependent on Western economies," said Shikwati.
Shikwati added that China's openness to new markets offers opportunities for developing countries worldwide.
"China's opening up to the world, what it is doing is offering an alternative platform, not necessarily stopping people from the old platform, but simply creating what I'll call some kind of fresh air in the global market system, so that countries, especially from the Global South, can access its markets," he said.
Int'l experts hail China's economic resilience with high-quality development
