China and India Must Lead in Promoting a "Equal and Orderly Multipolar World"

Strategic Insights -

Shubhajit Roy Xu, China's ambassador to India, emphasized that China and India have a crucial role to play in promoting a more equitable and orderly multipolar world amidst the current era of hegemony, protectionism, power politics, and bullying. Speaking at a New Delhi-based think tank event, Xu stressed that the two countries must work together to strengthen cooperation, take the lead, and help developing countries overcome difficulties while safeguarding international fairness and justice.

Key Takeaways:

  • China's ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, urged China and India to take the lead in promoting a "equal and orderly multipolar world" amidst the current era of hegemony, protectionism, and power politics.
  • Xu emphasized that China and India have a responsibility to strengthen cooperation, help developing countries overcome difficulties, and safeguard international fairness and justice.
  • China and India share a common goal of promoting reforms in global governance and enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries in international affairs.
  • Xu stated that when China and India join hands, there is great hope for the democratization of international relations and the development and growth of the global South.
  • China and India have reached important consensus on consolidating the improvement in momentum of bilateral relations and deepening cooperation on international and regional issues.
  • China expressed surprise over India's clarification on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's reported comments related to the One-China policy, finding it "inconsistent with the facts".

Statistics:

  • The US has imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India and threatened to impose more.
  • China has benefited greatly from free trade but is now using tariffs as a bargaining chip to demand exorbitant prices from various countries.
  • China has firmly opposed the US decision to impose 50 per cent tariff on India and will firmly stand with India to uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core.

Sources:

  • PTI (Press Trust of India)
  • The Indian Express Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com