The video summit of China, France and Germany released three major signals! Xi Jinping once again emphasized the "dual carbon" goal
2021.04.20
Xinhua
First, it once again demonstrates China's firm determination to implement the new development philosophy and build a clean and beautiful world. At the summit, President Xi Jinping once again reaffirmed China's solemn commitment to addressing climate change. "As the largest developing country in the world, China will complete the world's highest reduction in carbon emission intensity and achieve carbon neutrality in the shortest time in the world's history" "This will undoubtedly be an uphill battle" "China will do what it says and does what it does"…… The sonorous and powerful words once again underscore the importance of China's climate commitments and the intensity of its actions. At the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly last year, President Xi Jinping announced that China will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. This is a major strategic decision made by China based on the intrinsic requirements of sustainable development and its responsibility to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Compared with many developed countries, China's time from carbon peak to carbon neutrality is shortened by several decades, which is difficult to imagine, showing its responsibility as a major country. China has always been a doer in global climate governance. From IMF Managing Director Georgieva to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, to a number of international think tanks and media, they have praised China's green development achievements and China's contribution to the world's response to climate change. At the summit, the leaders of France and Germany responded positively to China's policy declarations and affirmed China's responsibility, showing that China and the EU have broad prospects for cooperation in tackling climate change. Second, we should once again point out the direction for the continuous development of China-EU relations from a strategic perspective. For some time now, there have been some murmurs in China-EU relations, and they have faced certain disruptions. President Xi Jinping pointed out: "China-EU relations are facing new development opportunities as well as various challenges. It is necessary to firmly grasp the general direction and main tone of the development of China-EU relations from a strategic height. "What is the general direction and main tone of the development of China-EU relations? That is, we should respect each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and harmonize differences while differences, constantly enhance mutual understanding and trust, expand common interests in cooperation, and solve difficult problems in development. China and the EU are comprehensive strategic partners, with no fundamental conflict of interests between them, cooperation far outweighs competition, and consensus far outweighs differences. Europe should continue to see China as an opportunity, not a challenge; Insist that each other is a partner, not an adversary. Maintaining the continuity and stability of China-EU relations and jointly coping with the world's destabilizing factors and various global problems is the best choice for the benefit of both sides and the world. In short, the more complicated the situation is, the more we should have the realm of "not being afraid of clouds and clouds", and the more we should have the determination to "be strong despite thousands of blows, and let the wind blow from east to west, north and south". Third, it once again highlights the important opportunities brought by China-EU practical cooperation for all parties. At the summit, both French and German leaders expressed the importance of China's opportunities. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "It is good news for the world that China has taken the lead in resuming economic growth. Germany attaches great importance to the important opportunities brought by China's implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan to German-Chinese and EU-China cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron said: "France is willing to work with China to promote the further development of Franco-Chinese and EU-China economic relations." ” Last year, against the backdrop of the pandemic, China became the EU's largest trading partner, and China-Germany, China-France and China-EU practical cooperation demonstrated great resilience. An article published on the German Times Online website pointed out that with the support of Chinese demand, German exports are trying to get out of the trough and gradually approach the pre-epidemic level. The French Federation of Beauty Enterprises recently said that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, France's exports of beauty products fell sharply last year compared with the previous year, but exports to China grew strongly, and China has become the number one market for French beauty products. In March this year, the China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications officially entered into force, providing new impetus for the development of China-EU economic and trade cooperation and boosting confidence in global economic recovery. There is a European proverb: "One person's effort is addition, and joint effort is multiplication." "If China-EU cooperation can maintain its determination and achieve steady and long-term development, it will surely bring more greenery and more good news to global development.Source: Xinhua News Agency
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