Int’l business representatives express confidence in China’s delivery on opening up commitment

Representatives of international businesses in China on Monday expressed their confidence in China delivering on its commitment on further upholding opening up, as they believe that the just concluded third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has signaled the country’s determination in further deepening reform and opening up.

The representative were invited by the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee on Monday to attend a symposium on introducing the guiding principles especially in the fields of high-quality development, technological advancement and further opening-up outlined in the Plenary’s communique.

After being briefed on the Plenary’s outcomes and their significance in fostering global growth, the representatives expressed their confidence in China delivering on its commitment.

“The Plenary emphasizes on high-tech-driven development and the cultivation of scientific and technological talents. Modern Chinese technologies, together with China’s manufacturing sector, are very important to the world,” said Kim Jun Bum, representative of a South Korean enterprise in China.

“That would remark a continuing opening-up in different industries including telecommunications, banking, even hospitals. China itself represents around one-third of the global growth in terms of GDP. China’s role is undeniable in the world economy,” said Victor Cadena, Executive Vice President of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in China.

The representatives regard the Plenary as an important window for the world to know about the Party’s policies and China’s development prospects in the following five-year span. They also hold that the reform packages and development strategies proposed by China will positively enhance the global economic recovery.

“The world is in chaos, and China’s a major economy that is stable. The very important thing is that China is still committed to globalization. The policy in China like ‘One Belt One Road’, shows the world that China is committed to globalization,” said Jacques De Vos, executive director of CED Prometheus.

Int’l business representatives express confidence in China’s delivery on opening up commitment

Int’l business representatives express confidence in China’s delivery on opening up commitment

China has seen three of its cherished sites included among the new additions made to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List, which honors locations deemed to be of significant cultural, historical, or scientific value.

The Chinese sites were among 24 added during the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India, bringing the overall total to 1,223 inscribed properties.

The majority of these have been included in the cultural category in recognition of their integrity, authenticity, protection and management status. Among them is the Beijing Central Axis, an area located right in the heart of the Chinese capital which includes a host of historical sites including the renowned Forbidden City.

“The cultural sites are really a treasure for humanity. People from all around the world, they have so much in common when we talk about culture and when we value about culture,” said Yang Xinyu, China’s Ambassador to UNESCO, in a interview on the sidelines of the New Delhi session.

Also at this session, China’s “Badain Jaran Desert – Towers of Sand and Lakes” and “Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) were reviewed and approved by the World Heritage Committee, also successfully entering the World Heritage List.

Located in the hyper-arid region of northwestern China, the Badain Jaran Desert is the country’s third largest desert. Its notable features include the world’s tallest, stabilized sand mega-dune, which reaches a relative height of 460 meters, the highest concentration of inter-dunal lakes, and the largest expanse of so-called singing sands and wind-eroded landforms.

The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) is a serial extension of the property of the same name that is already listed on the World Heritage List. The newly-admitted five sites are part of Phase II, while Phase I sanctuaries were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2019.

Tim Badman, director of the World Heritage Programme under the IUCN, hailed the sheer diversity of sites chosen, and also noted the inclusion of ‘phrase II’ of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China, an extension of a site which had previously been inscribed on the World Heritage List back in 2019.

“We have sites that have been listed for their geological values, sites listed for their cave biodiversity — the incredible animals that live isolated from the outside world. And we have a very important site that’s been listed in China, which recognizes a series of migratory sites for the birds that pass across many countries,” said Badman.

The World Heritage Committee also considered properties in the endangered category and added the Saint Hilarion Monastery in the war-torn Gaza Strip, which is deemed one of the oldest sites in the Middle East.

“For us, it’s a hope for people, because our people are suffering so much. And the inscription of this site came under an emergency basis, and it is inscribed on the World Heritage List [as a site] in danger,” said Ahmad Rjoob, general director of the World Heritage Directorate.

The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee took place from July 21 to 31 in the Indian capital.

Chinese sites included among diverse new inscriptions on UNESCO World Heritage List