Chinese President Xi Jinping
Faced with rising tensions with the United States, Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday reiterated his country’s longstanding policy of multilateralism, telling world leaders at the United Nations the need to handle disputes between countries through dialogue and cooperation. the wanted.
His remarks came hours after US President Joe Biden said he had no intention of starting a new Cold War, a response to criticism from the UN chief that both Washington and Beijing need to ensure that their differences and Don’t let the tension go away between them. 42 years old relationship.
“The success of one country does not mean the failure of another,” Xi said in a pre-recorded speech. “The world is big enough to accommodate the common development and progress of all countries.”
The comments from the leaders of the two major powers, the world’s most formidable economies, appeared to represent efforts to calm the waters after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned them over the weekend to put a confrontation on productive dialogue.
China often preaches multilateralism, although its critics say that its policies towards territorial disputes in Taiwan and the South China Sea strongly indicate otherwise. Without directly referring to the United States, he said that military intervention from outside and so-called democratic change is nothing but a loss.
The world is large enough to accommodate the common development and progress of all countries. We need to move forward dialogue and inclusivity on confrontation and exclusion, he said.
The appearance of Xi’s speech was unexpected. An earlier schedule of UN speakers indicated that a deputy Chinese premier would give a speech on Friday afternoon. Hours after Biden’s remarks, the decision to replace the country’s supreme leader led him to the slate of the first day on Tuesday.
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