Jointly Maintaining and Developing an Open World Economy

Xi Jinping delivered a speech on the world economic situation at the first-stage meeting of the G20 Leaders Summit, St. Petersburg, Russia, on September 5, 2013.

“Jointly Maintaining and Developing an Open World Economy” is a speech delivered on the world economic situation at the first-stage meeting of the G20 Leaders Summit, St. Petersburg, Russia, on September 5, 2013. It states, “We should think long term and strive to shape a world economy in which all countries can achieve innovative development, growth is linked, and interests are integrated, firmly preserving and developing an open world economy. Countries will grow together if their economies are open, and decline alone if their economies are closed. We must go with the tide of our times and oppose all forms of protectionism. We need to maintain a free, open, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system.”