H.E. Ambassador Shen Zhifei and H.E. President Dalia Grybauskaitė
Opinion

Win-win Cooperation is an Unyielding Principal

Recently I read Mr. Mantas Macikas’ article “National Security Compromised in the Name of Chinese Investment” on the DELFI website. That is purely a pseudo-proposition. His groundless accusations may be out of his ignorance about China, but more likely his obsolete cold war mentality. The article distorts the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and prejudicially deems China’s investment as a threat to Lithuania’s national security. As Chinese Ambassador, I have the responsibility to clarify those misunderstandings and present an authentic Belt and Road Initiative to you. […]

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The White Paper on China and WTO

On June 28, the White Paper on China and the World Trade Organization was published. China joined the WTO in 2001, which marks a key milestone in its intensive participation in economic globalization. The past 17 years witness how the role of China has evolved from an active partaker, to an important contributor, and eventually a firm guardian and defender of the multilateral trading system. The White Paper presents to the world China’s satisfactory performance as a WTO member so far, as well as its positive attitude and strong determination to safeguard the global trading system. […]

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H. E. Shen Zhifei: Opening up for Greater Prosperity in the New Era

On the morning of April 10, 2018, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2018 was opened in Hainan Province, China. More than 2000 distinguished guests from various countries gathered here for the “Oriental Appointment”. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech themed with “Openness for Greater Prosperity, Innovation for a Better Future”. He made a comprehensive review to the glorious course of China’s reform and opening up and an in-depth analysis of the general trend of development of the world. He stressed that China will continue to launch new major measures to pursue further opening and sent to the international community a strong and clear message for further opening up of China. […]