Xi Jinping says China will continue to build links to outside world
- Chinese leader also highlighted the country’s role in keeping the global supply chain running during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Xi was speaking at the start of a UN conference on sustainable transport
Xi’s comments on Thursday came in an online address at the start of the three-day UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference, which China is hosting.
“Transport has been the key to China’s modernisation. We have become a country that is the best connected to the global shipping network, and recorded the world’s highest volume of trade in goods,” he said.
“Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the China-Europe railway express kept running day and night to ensure full stability in the global supply chain. This showcases China’s sense of responsibility in the global community.”
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He added that China is also “leading” in transport innovation, citing new “breakthroughs” in high-speed rail and aircraft technology and said: “Our new energy vehicles ownership also accounts for about half of the global total.”