“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2017 World Economic Forum. The speech, identifying progress and problems across the globe, set out China’s commitment to building a community of shared future for mankind.
In Xi’s own words
把困扰世界的问题,简单归咎于经济全球化,既不符合事实,也无助于问题解决。
Just blaming economic globalization for the world’s problems is inconsistent with reality and it will not help solve the problems.
融入世界经济是历史大方向,中国经济要发展,就要敢于到世界市场的汪洋大海中去游泳,如果永远不敢到大海中去经风雨、见世面,总有一天会在大海中溺水而亡。
The integration into the global economy is a historical trend. To grow its economy China must have the courage to swim in the vast ocean of the global market. If one is always afraid of bracing the storm and exploring the new world he will sooner or later get drowned in the ocean.
世界经济的大海,你要还是不要,都在那儿,是回避不了的。