Confrontation will lead to a “dead end,” Xi Jinping mentioned.
Beijing, China:
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned international leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum Monday against beginning a “new Cold War”, and urged international unity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Having largely curbed the spread of the pandemic inside its borders, Xi desires to position China as a essential player in a new multilateral planet order as the US remains crippled by the pandemic.
“To build small cliques or start a new Cold War, to reject, threaten or intimidate others… will only push the world into division,” mentioned Xi, adding that confrontation will lead to a “dead end”.
In a veiled swipe at moves targeting China launched by the preceding US administration below President Donald Trump, Xi mentioned confrontation “will always end up harming every nation’s interests and sacrificing people’s welfare”.
The Chinese leader also reaffirmed Beijing’s ambitious climate pledges to slash carbon emissions by 65 per cent by 2030 and realize carbon neutrality by 2060 — each considerable commitments as China emits a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gases.
“Meeting these targets will require tremendous hard work from China. But we believe that when the interests of the entire humanity are at stake, China must step forward, take action and get the job done,” he mentioned.
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