China’s Foreign Ministry Spox, Lin Jian, has called for the world to “firmly uphold the multilateral trading system with WTO at its core, uphold its role as the main channel for rules-making on international trade, and foster an open, inclusive and nondiscriminatory environment for international economic cooperation.”
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| China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Lin Jian. Photo: scmp.com |
Jian said, “trade wars has no winners”, adding, “we should seize the opportunity of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations to reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter”.
According to Jian: “Economic globalization is not a “you-lose-I-win” zero-sum game, but a universally beneficial process where all can benefit and win together. Admittedly, economic globalization will bring some tensions and disagreements on distribution. These issues can only be resolved in the process of promoting economic globalization. Protectionism leads nowhere. Trade war has no winners. We should not only make the pie of economic globalization bigger, but also distribute it better.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. We should seize the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter, firmly uphold the U.N.-centered international system and the international order based on international law, and make global governance more just and equitable. We should firmly uphold the multilateral trading system with WTO at its core, uphold its role as the main channel for rules-making on international trade, and foster an open, inclusive and nondiscriminatory environment for international economic cooperation.”
