LATEST ISSUE
2025 No.05
Firmly Advancing High-Standard Opening Up
Reform and opening up are the motor of China’s economic and social development. Expanding and advancing opening up as a means to drive reform and development has been the critical key to China’s continued progress. Openness brings progress, while self-seclusion leaves one behind. This is a truth borne out by the experiences of both China and the wider world.
Understanding and Advancing High-Standard Opening Up
The landscape of international economic cooperation and competition is changing profoundly, and global economic governance systems and rules are undergoing major adjustments, bringing us to a critical crossroads in global development. Against this backdrop, President Xi Jinping has on multiple occasions affirmed that “China’s resolve to open up at a high standard will not change, and China’s door will open still wider to the world.” This declaration reflects China’s confidence and determination to pursue greater opening up at a high standard.
Vigorously Advancing High-Standard Opening Up
Today, the world’s only sure path to global prosperity and development lies in openness, and economic globalization is an irreversible trend of our time. This has become a point of universal consensus. China must adapt to this development trend. To achieve this, we must have a deep understanding of the great significance of expanding high-standard opening up, and leverage it to facilitate the creation of a new development dynamic that will boost the vitality and reliability of the domestic economy while allowing us to engage in the global economy at a higher level.
Accelerating the Formation of a New Development Dynamic
China’s development environment has become increasingly complex and challenging. It is vital that we grasp the major strategic plans for building a new development dynamic, in order to expand and strengthen domestic economic flows and ensure smooth flows between the domestic and international economies. This will enable us to effectively respond to profound changes in both the domestic and international environments, achieve greater self-reliance and strength, and promote high-quality economic development.
Building Momentum for Growth in Areas That Have Shaken Off Poverty
Helping areas and people that have newly shaken off poverty build their own momentum for growth is essential to consolidating and expanding our achievements in poverty alleviation.
A Green Saga at the Desert’s Edge: Field Research on Desertification Control in the Taklamakan
Experience shows that, to turn green belts into drivers of prosperity, greater efforts are needed to strike a balance between protection and development. We must treasure the achievements made in desertification control while harvesting the dividends of ecological progress. With policy, funding, technology, and talent support, we can leverage the ecological value of industries to enhance the economic value of our development.
Championing Global Governance Reform
At the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus” Meeting held in Tianjin on September 1, 2025, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), providing a detailed explanation of the principles, methods, and pathways for reforming and improving global governance. This proposal offers systematic answers to the key questions in global governance, such as who should govern, how, and for whom. It thus provides the thought leadership needed to forge broad consensus for global governance reform.
The Global South: Its Position and Role in the International Arena
Thanks to common historical experiences and a shared struggle for development, Global South countries provide mutual support in advancing together on the international stage. They are also aligned in their views of and demands for the current international order and global governance. In a turbulent and volatile international environment, these countries are further defined by their collective commitment to resisting hegemonism, seeking development, and pursuing justice.
