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
Foreign diplomats and scholars are looking closely at this year's "two sessions", saying China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) will not only chart the nation's economic and technological priorities but also reshape global value chains.
The fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the nation's top political advisory body, opened on Wednesday, followed by the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Thursday. Together known as the "two sessions," these meetings offer a comprehensive view into China's development priorities.
Global observers emphasized that the 15th Five-Year Plan, a blueprint guiding the nation's economic, social, and technological priorities over the next five years, marks a decisive shift toward high‑quality growth anchored in advanced technologies, with ripple effects across the world.
"The two sessions will discuss China's five-year plan, which is heavily oriented toward China's major technological development. I believe this is important because it represents the new blueprint for China's economy, which is now oriented toward the renowned high-quality development, and this will undoubtedly impact the entire world. I think it is worth studying. This is very important for Latin America. It will help us integrate more intelligently into global value chains and into all aspects of the major development that China is promoting in iconic industrial sectors, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and space development, where Latin America also has much to contribute beyond just commercial growth," said Gustavo Sabino Vaca Narvaja, former Argentine Ambassador to China.
"The two sessions are a major political milestone in China, and this year's gathering carries even greater significance as this year marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan. This plan represents not only a blueprint for China, but also a guide for other countries. Instruments like the five-year plan effectively provide greater certainty and predictability for the rest of the world," said Chilean scholar of international relations Ignacio Araya Heredia.
"This is a particularly important date, especially due to the fact that the next Five-Year Plan shall be positioned and we're going to see what its main elements shall be. Serbia, which has a very high degree of steel friendship with the People's Republic of China, can expect further assistance in identifying the most prominent areas of Serbian economy and being helped by its great partner, such as it has been done in the previous period, from one part with establishing the main infrastructure projects, but also reshaping the industrial sector of Serbia, not just Serbia, but the region as a whole," said Veljko Mijuskovic, assistant professor of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade.
Beyond the policy framework, experts also pointed to China's achievements in green energy and technological innovation as models worth emulating.
Tomasz Bielinski, adjunct professor at the University of Gdansk's Faculty of Economics, said the robotics displays at the 2026 China Media Group (CMG) Spring Festival Gala reflected China's broader push in technological innovation.
"I was really impressed about the robotics. I'm very impressed with Chinese development in the technological field, we can still make great deals with Chinese businessmen and we can cooperate together to use this technology for both the good of China and the European Union. I'm aware of the innovation especially in autonomous drive on the on the Chinese side," he said.
"We hope for more of China's economic cooperation, especially in trade and also in investment. Also, and the other focus, if I talk about the focus of the development, don't forget about the green energy. We know that China is great in the electric vehicle field. So because China's electric vehicles in Indonesia nowadays, since couple of years ago, are very, very popular," said Al Busyra Basnur, president of the Indonesia-China Friendship Association.
Observers see China's new five-year plan driving high-quality development, global tech shifts
