国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinese presidents keynote speech at APEC CEO Summit receives broad praise_时事

国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinese presidents keynote speech at APEC CEO Summit receives broad praise

BEIJING, Nov. 22 -- Scholars and experts in some countries highly appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks at the just-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' meeting.

In a keynote speech delivered Saturday at the APEC CEO Summit in Lima, Peru's capital, Xi called on the 21 APEC member economies to promote an open and integrated economy, enhance connectivity to achieve interconnected development, boost reform and innovation to create more internal driving force, and promote win-win cooperation to forge strong partnership.

Lee Chian Siong, senior advisor to chairman of the China-ASEAN Business Association, said this year's meeting was held amid a sluggish global economic growth and increasing uncertainties for global trade.

Under such circumstances, Xi's call for supporting a multilateral trade system and an earlier establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific is of special importance, said Lee.

Lee applauded Xi's emphasis on breaking bottlenecks in regional connectivity and his pledge to seek synergy in development strategies and cooperation initiatives with relevant parties.

Infrastructure is of great significance to economic growth. Without the connectivity of infrastructure, it is difficult to achieve any goal, Lee said.

Meanwhile, Xi's emphasis on opening-up was welcomed by Li Zhuohui, an Indonesian political analyst.

Xi's pledge to pursue an opening-up strategy with greater resolve would provide extensive opportunities to business communities around the globe and add dynamic impetus to world economy, and it also reflects China's willingness to achieve win-win cooperation with other countries, Li said.