context: On 10-14 November, Xi Jinping visited Greece and attended the BRICS summit in Brazil. In 2019, Xi made seven overseas visits and hosted four major international events. A commentary in People’s Daily Overseas Edition, looks back at Xi’s diplomatic effort this year.
Xi’s diplomatic effort in 2010, claims commentator Yan Yu 严瑜
- showcased New China’s great achievements and ‘big power diplomacy’ with Chinese characteristics
- exhibited a great power’s sense of responsibility
- shared China’s ideas and wisdom
- raised China’s appeal and influence
‘community with a shared future for mankind’
- China’s vision for the world
- a way for mankind to treat each other
- Xi has elaborated this concept at numerous occasions
- ‘China solution’ delineates a hopeful future for the world
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
- a platform China built for the world
- a way for human development
- fruits of cooperation are harvested wherever Xi goes
- Piraeus port in Greece is a successful example
- Italy became the first G7 country to sign up
- clearer BRI blueprint in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
- Nepal actively taking part to build a cross-Himalaya connectivity network
Opening wider to the world
- a pledge that shows China’s sincerity (chengyi 诚意) to the world
- a way for mankind to share with each other
- at the China International Import Expo, Xi vowed to provide other countries with more market, investment and growth opportunities
- at Osaka G20 summit, Xi said China would take major measures to open wider to the world and work towards high-quality development
At a time when the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, Xi has
- absorbed wisdom from Oriental civilisation and learned from history
- thought about mankind’s future in an in-depth manner
- summarised China’s successful experience
- come up with a China solution consistent with the expectations of the international community and the interests of all parties
- to guide global governance