OSAKA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan should jointly work as an "anchor" and a "propeller" for the world economy and the free trade system, and dedicate themselves to creating a free, open, inclusive and orderly international economic order hand in hand, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou has said. Speaking exclusively with Xinhua ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Osaka summit, Kong said that under the current circumstances, all parties involved should make joint efforts, respond positively to the appeals of the international community and strive for more positive outcomes of the summit, slated for June 28-29.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 14th Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan from June 27 to 29 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It will be the seventh consecutive time that President Xi to attend or chair the G20 summit, which reflects the great importance attached by China to the G20 mechanism and the country’s resolution to safeguard multilateralism, build an open world economy, and improve the global governance system.
RIYADH, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan, will provide a chance for world leaders to conduct in-depth exchanges of views and put forward policy-oriented solutions, a leading economist from a Saudi think tank told Xinhua in a recent interview. "The world now is at a transitional point where global economic growth is slowing down, so is the projection for many major economies in the world," said John Sfakianakis, chief economist at the Gulf Research Center.
