President Xi’s footprint in 2016.
Xinhuanet Beijing, December 21st (Reporter Jiang Qixiao Zhu Ruiqing) Looking back on 2016, president’s top leader visited five times, walked through more than a dozen countries, showed his charisma as a leader of a big country, voiced China’s voice on the world stage, proposed China’s plan for global governance and contributed China’s wisdom.
What have President Xi achieved in his five visits this year? What China claims have been put forward? Xinhua International Client will sort it out for you at the end of 2016.
[19-23 January: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran]
From January 19th to 23rd, 2016, the Supreme Leader of president paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran, and visited the headquarters of the Arab League.
On January 19th, local time, the Supreme Leader of president held talks with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. Prior to the talks, the Supreme Leader attended the grand welcoming ceremony held by King Salman in the Palace Square. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng)
Main achievements:
— — The heads of state of China and Saudi Arabia jointly announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia, which enhanced the strategic significance of China-Saudi Arabia relations.
— — China and Egypt have specially issued a five-year implementation outline on strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership, which has enriched the gold content of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
— — China put forward a package of initiatives to deepen all-round cooperation between China and Iran; The Iranian side proposed to study and formulate a 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement between the two countries, and China readily agreed. The two sides took advantage of the situation to announce the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership, and Sino-Iranian relations entered a new stage of development.
— — During this visit, the three countries signed a memorandum of understanding with China on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative, and China and Saudi Arabia also signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in the construction of the Online Silk Road. China and Saudi Arabia signed 14 cooperation documents, China and Egypt signed 21 cooperation documents, and China and Iran signed 17 cooperation documents. These cooperation documents cover many fields, such as economy and trade, energy, finance, communications, aerospace, climate change, and so on, which greatly expanded the breadth and depth of pragmatic cooperation.
On January 21st, the Supreme Leader of president and Egyptian President Seyce attended the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt and the opening ceremony of the 2016 China-Egypt Cultural Year in the ancient Luxor Temple Square. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Duo)
How does China Wisdom Participate in Global Governance;
The Chairman of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the headquarters of the League of Arab States, aiming at the question of "where to go" in the Middle East, and focusing on the two outstanding issues of peace and development, he put forward a China plan that addresses both the symptoms and root causes and comprehensively implements policies. Chairman of the Supreme Leader pointed out that the key to resolving differences is to strengthen dialogue; To solve the problem, the key is to speed up development; The key to road selection is to conform to the national conditions. The Chairman of the Supreme Leader stressed that all parties should seek hope on the road of pursuing dialogue and development. We should use dialogue as the "golden rule"; The root of the Middle East turmoil lies in development, and the way out ultimately depends on development.
On January 23rd, the Supreme Leader of president met with the Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei in Teheran. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng)
[March 28th to April 1st: Czech Republic, USA]
From March 28th to April 1st, the Supreme Leader of president paid a state visit to the Czech Republic and attended the 4th Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, USA.
On March 29th, the Supreme Leader of president attended the grand welcoming ceremony held by Czech President Zeman in Prague Presidential Palace. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei)
Main achievements:
— — The heads of state of China and Czech Republic jointly signed the "Joint Statement on Establishing Strategic Partnership between People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Czech Republic", which pushed China-Czech relations to a new level.
— — China and Czech Republic signed a memorandum of understanding on the cooperation plan for the implementation of the "Belt and Road" construction, and agreed to take the opening of direct flights between the two countries as an opportunity to build all-round interconnection, promote capacity cooperation based on manufacturing, strengthen people’s communication through the promotion of Chinese medicine, and plan and carry out deeper cooperation between the two countries.
— — China and Czech Republic have signed 10 intergovernmental documents and 15 inter-enterprise cooperation agreements, covering infrastructure, machinery, automobiles, aviation, finance, nuclear energy, science and technology, humanities, medicine and health, industrial park cooperation and other fields.
— — The communiqué adopted by the Fourth Nuclear Security Summit incorporated China’s "nuclear security concept" and the construction of an international nuclear security system. China also urged the summit outcome document to reaffirm the core role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the international nuclear safety system. The Sino-US Joint Statement on Nuclear Security Cooperation was published during the summit, which became a highlight of the summit.
On April 1st, the 4th Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington, DC. The Supreme Leader of president attended and delivered an important speech entitled "Strengthening the international nuclear safety system and promoting global nuclear safety governance". (Xinhua News Agency)
How does China Wisdom Participate in Global Governance;
The invitation of the Chairman of the Supreme Leader to attend the Washington Nuclear Security Summit is a major diplomatic action taken by China in the field of international security under the new situation, which shows that China attaches great importance to nuclear security issues and reflects China’s responsibility as a big country in global security governance. President Xi expounded the idea of strengthening nuclear safety in China, put forward the China Initiative on Nuclear Safety Cooperation, publicized the China achievements in nuclear safety, and promoted the integration of the summit results into the China concept.
The Chairman of the Supreme Leader put forward five initiatives to promote international cooperation in nuclear safety, including building a "nuclear safety capacity building network" and using platforms such as the nuclear safety demonstration center to carry out personnel training, technical drills and exchanges; Popularize the "cooperation mode of reducing highly enriched uranium" and assist relevant countries to transform existing highly enriched uranium micro-reactors; Promote the "national nuclear power safety supervision system" to help countries in need improve their safety supervision capabilities. These initiatives, based on China’s own capabilities and needs, provide public goods to the international community and promote the common benefits of all countries, which are generally welcomed by the participating countries.
[June 17-24: Serbia, Poland, Uzbekistan]
From June 17th to 24th, the Supreme Leader of president paid a state visit to Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan, and went to Tashkent to attend the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states.
On June 17th, the Supreme Leader of president arrived in Belgrade by special plane and began a state visit to the Serbian Republic. The Supreme Leader and his wife Peng Liyuan were warmly welcomed by Serbian President nikolic and his wife at the airport. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Rao Aimin)
Main achievements:
— — One of the most outstanding achievements of this visit is that the Chairman of the Supreme Leader and the top leaders of the three countries unanimously decided to upgrade the positioning of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
— — During the visit, China signed dozens of cooperation agreements with the three countries, covering interconnection, trade, production capacity, energy, finance, science and technology, culture, tourism and other fields, which had a tangible traction and demonstration effect on building the "Belt and Road".
— — During the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and agreed to enhance political and strategic mutual trust between the two countries, increase mutual support, promote the docking of the development strategies of the two countries and the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union, and closely coordinate and cooperate in major international and regional affairs. The heads of state of China, Russia and Mongolia held their third meeting and witnessed the signing of the Planning Outline for the Construction of China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, marking the official implementation of the first multilateral economic cooperation corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the mutually beneficial cooperation between China, Russia and Mongolia entered a new stage.
On June 19th, local time, the Supreme Leader of president arrived in Warsaw and began a state visit to the Polish Republic. This is the Supreme Leader and his wife Peng Liyuan getting off the plane. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Rao Aimin)
How does China Wisdom Participate in Global Governance;
During the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states, on the basis of a profound analysis of the international trend and the common challenges faced by all countries, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader proposed that all parties should vigorously carry forward the "Shanghai Spirit" and adhere to the foundation of the development of the SCO. Adhere to safety first and consolidate the foundation of the development of the organization; Expand pragmatic cooperation and expand the development path of the organization; Consolidate the humanistic foundation and build a bridge for the development of the organization; Adhere to openness and tolerance and expand the cooperation team of the organization. These important propositions are problem-oriented, both based on the present and facing the future, highlighting key points and taking into account all aspects. They not only talk about principle schemes, but also have specific measures, which have been widely supported and endorsed by the participating countries. The summit issued the Tashkent Declaration, which fully absorbed China’s proposition.
On June 24th, the Supreme Leader of president attended the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of SCO member states in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and delivered an important speech. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Rao Aimin)
[13-17 October: Cambodia, Bangladesh, India]
From October 13th to 17th, the Supreme Leader of president paid a state visit to Cambodia and Bangladesh, and attended the eighth meeting of BRICS leaders in Goa.
On October 13th, the Supreme Leader of president arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport by special plane and began his state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Palace Affairs Prince Kong Sam Ol, Prince Chakrapong and Princess Allen warmly welcomed the Supreme Leader Chairman at the gangway. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi)
Main achievements:
— — China and Cambodia have reached broad consensus on strengthening pragmatic cooperation in various fields, especially in building the "Belt and Road" together, strengthening cooperation in development strategy docking and capacity investment, and promoting cooperation in large-scale projects such as the construction of Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, and signed 31 cooperation documents with full gold content.
— — China and Bangladesh issued a joint statement to upgrade China-Bangladesh relations to a strategic partnership. China has become Bangladesh’s first strategic partner, which is an important milestone in the history of China-Bangladesh relations. The leaders of China and Bangladesh have identified key areas for cooperation in large projects, such as production capacity, energy and electricity, transportation, information and communication, infrastructure and agriculture, and agreed to start a feasibility study on bilateral free trade zones and establish a series of new mechanisms such as ocean dialogue and cooperation between the two countries. The two sides also signed more than 30 important cooperation agreements.
— — The eighth meeting of BRICS leaders adopted the Goa Declaration. The BRICS countries also signed memorandums of understanding and documents on agricultural research and customs cooperation.
On October 14th, the Supreme Leader of president arrived in Dhaka and began a state visit to the Bangladeshi People’s Republic. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weibing)
How does China Wisdom Participate in Global Governance;
The BRICS leaders held an informal meeting during the G-20 Hangzhou Summit in September this year, and the initiative of the Chairman of the Supreme Leader to strengthen BRICS solidarity and cooperation was positively responded by all parties. The Chairman of the Supreme Leader was invited to attend the meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries in Goa and delivered an important speech, further explaining China’s position and proposition on promoting BRICS cooperation, providing China’s ideas, rallying consensus of all parties, pointing out the direction for the future development of BRICS, demonstrating the great power and responsibility, which was generally agreed by the leaders attending the meeting, boosting confidence in BRICS cooperation, opening up a good prescription for BRICS development, adding impetus to BRICS mechanism and opening up a new road for BRICS future.
On October 16th, the eighth meeting of BRICS leaders was held in Goa, India. The Supreme Leader of president, China, Indian Prime Minister Modi, South African President Zuma, Brazilian President Termel and Russian President Putin attended. This is a group photo of the leaders of the five countries. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi)
[17-23 November: Ecuador, Peru and Chile]
From November 17th to 23rd, president’s top leaders paid state visits to Ecuador, Peru and Chile and attended the 24th APEC Informal Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru.
On November 17th, local time, the Supreme Leader of president arrived in Quito by special plane and began a state visit to the Republic of Ecuador. Ecuadorian President Correa held a grand welcoming ceremony for the supreme leader at the airport. This is the supreme leader’s speech at the welcoming ceremony. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Zhancheng)
Main achievements:
— — During this visit, China, Ecuador and China and Chile upgraded their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
— — China and Peru signed a joint action plan from 2016 to 2021.
— — China, Peru and China signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic docking; China and Peru and China and Chile respectively initiated joint research and negotiation on the feasibility of upgrading the FTA; China has signed more than 40 bilateral cooperation documents with three countries, covering a wide range of fields, such as economy and trade, finance, energy, industrial parks, infrastructure, agriculture, environmental protection and humanities.
— — Driven by the Chinese side, the 24th APEC Informal Leaders’ Meeting approved the research report on the collective strategy of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, and adopted the Lima Declaration of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, which set the goals and principles for the construction of the free trade area, integrated the possible realization paths, formulated action plans in various fields, and set up a progress reporting mechanism, so that the construction of the free trade area eliminated interference from all parties and made important progress.
On November 21st, the Supreme Leader of president delivered an important speech entitled "Help each other in the same boat, sail and sail, and create a bright future for China-Latin America relations" in the Peruvian Congress. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng)
How does China Wisdom Participate in Global Governance;
At present, the world economy and the Asia-Pacific economy are at a critical juncture of development, and this year coincides with the 25th anniversary of China’s accession to APEC. All parties expect China to continue to play a leading role in Lima Conference. At the meeting, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader put forward a series of important initiatives, adding positive energy and making new contributions to Asia-Pacific regional cooperation and world economic development, sending out a strong voice of the times in support of economic globalization, consolidating the forward momentum of the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, and proposing a China plan for Asia-Pacific development and cooperation.
On November 22nd, the Supreme Leader of president arrived in Santiago for a state visit to the Republic of Chile. Chilean Foreign Minister Mu? oz and others greeted the Supreme Leader and his wife Peng Liyuan at the airport. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang)
A series of important propositions put forward by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader are not only a strong continuation of the results of the Beijing Conference, but also the same as the consensus of the G-20 leaders at the Hangzhou Summit. They have once again contributed China’s wisdom to the Asia-Pacific region and the world, demonstrated the role of a big country, aroused enthusiastic response inside and outside the venue, and played an important role in stabilizing people’s hearts, boosting confidence and building consensus internationally. The leaders’ declaration fully absorbed the spirit of the Supreme Leader’s speech, once again confirmed the appeal advocated by China, and reflected China’s influence and voice in global affairs.