China welcomes more countries and international organizations to join and support the International Economic and Trade Cooperation Initiative on Green Mining and Minerals, announced by the country at the recent 20th G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, said China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
The ministry's spokeswoman, He Yongqian, said at a regular press briefing that China will actively pursue pragmatic cooperation with all parties and maintain a mutually beneficial, fair, reasonable, stable, and smooth global production and supply chain for green mining and minerals.
At present, the initiative has received support from more than 20 countries and international organizations, the spokeswoman said.
He also said that China has always been an active participant and promoter of the global green transition.
"China has always been an active participant and promoter of the global green transition. China and parties concerned have proposed the International Economic and Trade Cooperation Initiative on Green Mining and Minerals, which encourages concrete measures such as aligning development strategies, strengthening capacity building and technical exchanges, establishing multi-party joint financing mechanisms, protecting green mineral investments, enhancing intellectual property protection, and supporting the participation of small and micro enterprises. It also aims to promote the creation of a new type of mineral-resources partnership that is open, win-win, fair and reasonable, help resource-rich countries, including those in Africa, move up the value chain, advance global green development, and deliver tangible benefits to people worldwide. At present, the initiative has received support from more than 20 countries and international organizations," said He.
Noting that this was the first time the G20 summit has been held on the African continent, He said that China has released an action plan to implement the G20 Initiative on Supporting Industrialization in Africa and Least Developed Countries, highlighting nearly 50 practical cooperation projects between China and Africa in areas such as infrastructure, digital industry and green mining.
"China will continue introducing more actions to support the industrialization process in African countries based on respect for the wishes of African countries, and will work collaboratively to build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era," He said.
China welcomes more countries, organizations to join its new green mining initiative: ministry
