AerialphototakenonJune17,2022showsanoverpassofahighwaypassingthrougheasternareasinShenzhen,southChina"sGuangdongProvince.(Xinhua/LiuDawei)
GUANGZHOU,April19(Xinhua)--China"spursuitofhigh-qualitydevelopmentwillproducenotablepositivespillovereffectsfortheglobaleconomy,facilitatingtradeandcontributingtoglobaldecarbonizationefforts,accordingtoparticipantsatanongoinginternationalforuminthesouthernChinesecityofGuangzhou.
Theconference,UnderstandingChina--GreaterBayAreaDialogue,themed"Chinesemodernizationandnewopportunitiesfortheworld"andscheduledfromApril18to20,hasattractedcelebratedfiguresfromtheglobalpolitical,academicandeconomiccommunities,frombothhomeandabroad.
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FredHu,chairmanofPrimaveraCapitalGroup,saidthatChina"shigh-qualitydevelopmentisofgreatsignificancetopromotingproductionandforeigntrade,andensuringthesecurityoftheglobalsupplychain.
"China"seconomicstrengthhasimprovedsignificantlyover40yearsofrapidgrowth,andnowithasassumedanincreasinglybiggerroleintheworldeconomy,"Husaid.
HecitedthefactthatChina"sgrossdomesticproductaccountedfor18.5percentoftheglobaltotalin2021,muchhigherthanthe7.7percentregisteredin2001.
GordonBrown,formerprimeministeroftheUnitedKingdom,alsoacknowledgedChina"scontributiontotheglobaleconomy,sayingthatthecountry"srapidgrowthissomethingthatanyWesternfinanceminister"canonlydreamof."
Alongwithitseconomictakeoff,Chinahasnowbecomeamajortradingpartnerformorethan140countriesandregions,cementingitspositionasthelargestcountryinglobaltradeingoods,Hunoted.
Thecountry"srisewithintheglobaltradesystemissupportednotonlybyitsbigpopulation,vastterritoryandlargeeconomicscale,butalsoitsenablingbusinessenvironmentandinstitutionalarrangementsmadeintheformoftradeagreements,Husaid.
Singapore"sEmeritusSeniorMinisterGohChokTongechoedHu"swords,predictingthatASEANwillseizetheopportunitiesarisingfromChina"scontinuedgrowthbyupgradingtheASEAN-Chinafree-tradeagreement.
Asubstantiveupgradetotheagreementwillpavethewayfordeeperregionaleconomicintegrationandastrongerrules-basedmultilateraltradingsystem,Gohsaid.
Lookingforward,HusaidhebelievesthatChina"scontinuouseffortsinexpandingopening-upwillboosttheconfidenceofoverseasbusinessesandforgemorestableandsustainabletradeandinvestmentties.
AnotherimportantpartofChina"shigh-qualitydevelopmentisgreendevelopment,whichHubelievesmeansachievingzerocarbonemissiongoalsassoonaspossibleandactingasabellwetherinaddressingclimatechange.
LaurenceTubiana,chiefexecutiveofficeroftheEuropeanClimateFoundation,saidthatChinaisnowaglobalchampionofcleanenergy.
Thecountry"spursuitofthedualcarbongoals,itspaceofdeploymentofrenewableenergyandthedevelopmentofelectricalvehiclesareallverypromisingsigns,Tubianaadded.
"TheworldneedsChinatomakedecarbonizationaffordable,andthat"swhatChinahasdoneinthepastforagoodnumberofcleanenergies,"saidTubiana.
Chinashouldcompletetheenergytransitionatanearlydate,furtherconsolidateitspositionasagloballeaderinclimatechangeresponseandpromotethesustainabledevelopmentoftheworld,accordingtoHu.
Tothatend,Chinashouldleveragegreentechnology,scaleupsupportfordecarbonizationandgreenfinance,andincreasetheshareofrenewablesintheenergymix,Husaid.