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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns world ‘needs to come together more than ever’
- Wang marks 50th anniversary of Beijing taking its UN seat by saying collective effort is needed to tackle challenges such as Covid-19 and global warming
- Speech also includes broadside against ‘arbitrary and unilateral’ actions by US and paints China as being on the side of ‘peace and justice’
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Foreign Minister Wang Yi has promised that China will become a pillar of “an open world economy” and help to fight global public health crises while upholding peace and stability, in a speech that reaffirmed the country’s commitment to a multilateral international system.
He warned that the world was at a historical crossroads, amid growing concerns that the spiralling superpower rivalry and coronavirus crisis have further weakened the United Nations and other global institutions.
At an event to mark the 50th anniversary of Beijing’s assumption of China’s permanent seat on the UN Security Council, previously held by Taiwan, Wang said that greater efforts should be made to strengthen UN-centred multilateralism in tackling unprecedented challenges such as global warming.
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“Under the combined impacts of changes and a pandemic both unseen in a century, human development now faces multiple crises and the global governance system is undergoing profound adjustment,” he said.
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“Now more than ever, the international community needs to come together to meet the challenges and promote common development.”
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