Bolstering Confidence and Jointly Overcoming Difficulties to Build a Better World

Xi Jinping made a statement at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly via video link on September 21, 2021. 

“Bolstering Confidence and Jointly Overcoming Difficulties to Build a Better World” is a statement made at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly via video link on September 21, 2021. According to the statement, right now, Covid-19 is still raging in the world, and profound changes are taking place in human society. The world has entered a period of new turbulence and transformation. It falls on each and every responsible statesman to answer the questions of our times and make a historical choice with confidence, courage, and a sense of mission. We must beat Covid-19 and win this decisive fight crucial to the future of humanity; revitalize the economy and pursue more robust, greener, and more balanced global development; strengthen solidarity and promote mutual respect and win-win cooperation in conducting international relations; and improve global governance and practice true multilateralism. Facing the severe shocks of Covid-19, we need to work together to steer global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated, and inclusive growth. The statement proposes a Global Development Initiative: staying committed to development as a priority, to a people-centered approach, to benefits for all, to innovation-driven development, to harmony between humans and nature, and to results-oriented actions.