‘The next China is still China’: top diplomat pushes back against negative foreign sentiment
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China’s leadership has doubled down on efforts to cast the economy in a positive light and reassure the international community that Beijing is committed to further opening to the world.
The foreign minister, who is a member of the country’s primary decision-making body, the Politburo, also pushed back on sceptical rhetoric about the world’s No 2 economy, warning that such views would end up “harming oneself” and result in “missed opportunities” during a sideline event of the “two sessions”.
“China remains strong as an engine for growth. The next China is still China,” Wang said during his press conference.
“Spreading pessimistic views on China will end up harming oneself and misjudging China will result in missed opportunities,” he said, adding that “China prospers through interaction with the world and the world is better off when China does well”.