Xinhua|E-diplomacy in a month — dialing in to Xi’s vision for post-pandemic world( 二 )


The pandemic has also plunged the global economy into a deep recession. The International Monetary Fund has projected a global contraction of 4.9 percent this year.
In the face of the gloomy prospects for the pandemic situation and the global economy, Xi has been communicating closely with world leaders, looking to common development plans to drive economic recovery in the post-pandemic world.
In his video conference with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on June 22, Xi said China and the European Union should serve as two major forces to maintain global peace and stability, pointing to the direction for China-Europe relations in the post-pandemic period.
"Our two major economies should play the role as dual engines of the world economy, drive the recovery of global economy, jointly support a scientific and orderly resumption of work and production, strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, and keep global industrial and supply chains stable and smooth," Xi said.
【Xinhua|E-diplomacy in a month — dialing in to Xi’s vision for post-pandemic world】Regarding China-Africa cooperation, Xi said greater priority needs to be given to cooperation on public health, economic reopening, and people's livelihood.
Coordination and openness are frequently mentioned in Xi's interaction with foreign leaders, as countries are struggling to ease lockdowns and phase in economic recovery.
For instance, he suggested China and Tajikistan coordinate efforts to contain the pandemic and promote bilateral trade, and be open to new ideas to ensure the implementation of key projects in the joint construction of the Belt and Road.
He told French President Emmanuel Macron that the Chinese market is open, expressing hopes that the French side will make full use of the "fast track" arrangement to facilitate business trips to China so as to help French enterprises in China resume business.
Multilateralism key to post-pandemic world order
The world, suffering from the impact of the pandemic, is undergoing profound changes and becoming more unstable and uncertain. In a written message to the High-level Video Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation on June 18, Xi reiterated his stance of upholding multilateralism amid the uncertainty.
"Be it in taming the virus or in achieving economic recovery, we cannot succeed without solidarity, cooperation, and multilateralism," he said.
In March, Xi for the first time proposed building a global community of health for all in his message to French President Macron. Public health security being a common challenge faced by humanity, Xi's proposal has boosted hope and confidence in global anti-pandemic efforts.
However, in the global fight against the pandemic, certain country adopted an unilateral approach by defunding the World Health Organization, and in an effort to shift the blame for its poor handling of the outbreak, stigmatized China and politicized the virus in total disregard of the facts.


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