President Xi Jinping became the
first Chinese leader to attend
the World Economic Forum in
Davos and in his keynote
address he drew on words from
Abraham Lincoln's famous
Gettysburg Address describing
his economic vision as,
of the people,
by the people,
and for the people.
The communist leader also went
on to encourage economies
around the world to continue to
embrace globalization as a
force for good.
And although he did not
specifically name America,
issued a stark warning of
increasing rhetoric.
Pursuing
protectionism
is just like locking
oneself in a dark room.
While wind and rain
may be kept outside,
so are light
and air.
No one will emerge as a winner
in a trade war.
President Xi was here
yesterday, you had lunch with
him,
and he was quoting Abraham
Lincoln.
What did you make of that?
Well I would say
that globalization
is a GREAT stuff.
It's the U.S.
It's developing countries that
teach us how to do
globalization. I remember 2002
on one week before China joined
the WTO.
Everybody in China was so
worried, me I was worried,
because what if all the
international products come to
China, destroy our industry and
we lose our jobs?
So
convinced China after 20 years
that you guys are telling say
this is a terrible thing.
I believe globalization is
good, but globalization needs
to be improved.
This is Donald Trump.
President elect wants to soften
the problems that globalization
I think should be inclusive
globalization.
In the past 30 years
the globalization was
controlled by 60000 big
companies. A hundred years
ago globalization
was controlled by several kings
and emperors.
What if in next 30 years
we can support six million
businesses doing this
across the board?
What if in the next 30 years
we can help support 20
million small businesses,
can do business across the
board? So this is something
which I believe - globalization
should be inclusive.
And do you think that the words
of President Xi
will happen in reality?
Which is to say that
China has largely acted on
its own behalf for many,
many years
and now is effectively saying
that the U.S. needs to continue
acting on everybody else's
behalf.
Yeah I think you know the world
needs some... it's
a such a...
Mr. Xi said this is a wonderful
time. It's the best time or the
worst time.
The world needs a new
leadership,
but the new leadership is about
working together.
This is what I understand.
We do not necessarily need
one specific leader to
teach us what to do,
what not to do,
but the world have to partner
together.
This is what I think,
and I think alike as a Chinese,
as a business people,
I like,
I feel proud for what
President Xi said yesterday.
As a business person,
I want the world
to share the prosperity
together, to join the force
together.
As a Chinese,
I'm happy about what he
committed yesterday he said,
you know,
he speaks like us,
takes the responsibility of the
second largest economy
as the China second largest
economy. He has to take some
responsibility.
This is the first time I heard
a Chinese leader make a
number of commitments.
He said the next 10 years
we are going to import
8 trillion U.S. dollars.
This
makes me feel excited because
China is transforming from
exporting to importing.
If there's a concrete number,
if we can fulfill it.
This is going to be
a huge chance to China
and to the world.