Chinese ambassador to Germany Shi Mingde receives an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Berlin, capital of Germany, on June 29, 2017. China hoped that the G20 Hamburg summit can build on the results of G20 Hangzhou summit last year, and make greater achievements in consensus on openness and cooperation among member states, Chinese ambassador to Germany Shi Mingde said Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Qing)
BERLIN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China hoped that the G20 Hamburg summit can build on the results of G20 Hangzhou summit last year, and make greater achievements in consensus on openness and cooperation among member states, Chinese ambassador to Germany Shi Mingde said Thursday.
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Shi said China hopes that the G20 Hamburg summit will deliver positive signs to the world, including the openness of the world economy rather than protectionism in any forms, pushing forward growth through innovative pattern and structural reform instead of only using fiscal and monetary tools.
The Hamburg summit should also achieve the strengthened cooperation among G20 member states and achieve a win-win deal. The G20 member states should hold the concept of inclusiveness, in a bid to support the development in developing countries and address the gaps between the rich and the poor among different groups in a country and among different countries, according to Shi.
Leaders of G20 member states will meet in Hamburg on July 7-8, with major issues to be focused ranging from global economic growth, trade, the spread of digital technology to climate policy, migration issues, health, Africa and others.
China holds the previous G20 presidency while Germany is the host country this year and the two countries are all-round strategic partners. Shi added that facing new world situations, China will spare no efforts to support G20 Hamburg summit to achieve success, and strengthen China-Germany cooperation under the G20 framework.
China held the G20 summit last year in its eastern city of Hangzhou, with a theme of "Toward an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy."
Shi said China and Germany can cooperate closely to maintain the consistency of G20 summits, and take consideration of the new world situation in a bid to achieve new consensus and fruits in the Hamburg summit.
Shi added that China and Germany should strengthen coordination and consultion under the G20 framework, in a bid to address short-term risks and challenges that the world is facing, and address the deep-seated structural problems in world financial system, as well as explore new growth momentum for world economy.
As G20 framework is a key platform for global economic governance, China is also willing to work closely with Germany to make joint contributions to it, according to Shi.
