Editor s note: The writer is Founder Director Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies.The article reflects the author s opinions and not necessarily the views of Gwadar Pro.
In his recent speech made at the World Economic Forum, President Xi Jinping reflected China’s global vision of multilateralism, peaceful coexistence and opportunities for all in a shared future. In his speech, President Xi used the world “multilateralism” about 11 times. This reflects the vision of not only President Xi but the dimension where China is looking at its foreign policy. In the times of the pandemic, when the world is grappling with the challenges of not only great recession but threats to values and divisions are growing fast, multilateralism was a solution that President Xi echoed in all his public speeches. In this specific speech at Davos, President Xi highlighted that the world needs to shun all sociopolitical differences, build on the promotion of economic and trade with equal d