On New Year's eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet.
The following is the full text of the address delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the high-level segment of the second part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) via videolink on Thursday.
Under these new circumstances, the G77 and China, as the most important multilateral cooperation platform for developing countries, are expected to shoulder more responsibilities and embrace greater opportunities.
Faced with these challenges, it is imperative that all countries embrace the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, and advocate peace, development, and win-win cooperation.
On the remarkable journey of East Asian cooperation, the city of Phnom Penh has left its own deep mark. Ten years ago, the ASEAN Summit adopted the Phnom Penh Declaration, taking ASEAN Community building onto a fast track.
Since President Xi Jinping proposed the GDI, China has worked actively to bring together the international community, and has taken concrete actions to deliver on the 32 major follow-ups. Important early harvests have been achieved.
Embarking on a new journey, China will bring more opportunities to the development of all countries and make even greater contributions to the progress of humanity.
The world continues to move toward multi-polarity; economic globalization is deepening, and our societies are becoming increasingly digitized and culturally diversified. Indeed, countries are becoming ever more interconnected and interdependent. Peace and development remain the underlying trend of our times. Around the world, the people's call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before.