Xi calls for more equitable global governance
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the global governance system should be made more equitable and fair, and that rules set by one country or some nations can't be imposed on others. Building barriers and pushing for decoupling will harm others and benefit no-one, Xi said in his keynote speech at the annual Boao Forum for Asia, China's response to the Davos conference.
China has longed needed reforms in global governance where the perspectives and values of multiple countries are reflected, including its own, rather than a few major nations.
Beijing has repeatedly clashed with the largest stakeholders in world governance, specially the United States, over a variety of issues from human rights to China's economical influence over other countries. "The world wants justice, not hegemony," Xi said. "A big country should appear to be a major country by showing that it's shouldering more responsibility," he said, without identifying any nation.
On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, with China topping the agenda.
In a joint statement, both leaders said they "share serious concerns" about the human rights situation in Hong Kong and China's Xinjiang region, where Washington has said Beijing is perpetrating a genocide against Muslim Uighurs. China has denied abuses.
Within an apparent show of U.S.-Japan monetary cooperation to the exclusion of China, Biden said america and Japan will jointly spend money on areas such as for example 5G technology, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, genomics and semiconductor supply chains. (Reporting by Kevin Yao; Writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Sam Holmes)
