"Last year, China's economy grew at 5The growth rate of 2% contributed to one-third of the global growth. The Chinese engine is still strong, and the next China is still China. In the face of reporters' questions, Wang Yi's answer was sonorous and powerful.
On the morning of March 7, the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference on the theme of diplomacy. In about an hour and a half, Wang Yi answered a total of 21 questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on "China's foreign policy and foreign relations". In the face of reporters' sharp questions, Wang Yi's answers were loud, concise and powerful, showing the demeanor of the foreign minister of the country.
Economic diplomacy is an important part of foreign affairs. At the press conference, Wang Yi said that he will continue to introduce measures to facilitate the exchange of people between China and foreign countries, including more payment facilitation.
"From March 14, China will further implement the visa-free policy for Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg on a trial basis, and we hope that more countries will also facilitate visas for Chinese citizens, jointly build a fast network for cross-border personnel exchanges, and promote the accelerated resumption of international passenger flights, so that Chinese citizens can leave as soon as they say they want to go, and foreign friends can feel at home. ”He introduced.
In response to the voices of the outside world worried about China's business environment and even the prospects of China's economic development, Wang Yi clearly pointed out that the decline of China will inevitably backfire on itself, and misjudging China will miss opportunities. In this regard, he talked about several new trends in China's development:
First of all, China's development has not only increased in quantity and reasonably, but also improved qualitatively and effectively. Emerging industries are booming, green transformation has achieved remarkable results, social expectations have been steadily improved, and new quality productivity has been accelerated.
Second, China's super-large-scale market with a population of more than 1.4 billion is expanding to the world, with new needs and new forms of business exploding, and the space for its own development and foreign cooperation is rapidly expanding.
Third, China's door to opening up is opening wider and wider, the gold content of high-level and institutional-based opening up is getting higher and higher, China's overall tariff level has dropped to the same level as that of developed countries in the WTO, the negative list for foreign investment access has been reduced to less than 31 items, manufacturing access has been fully liberalized, the opening up of the service industry has been accelerated, and the rate of return on foreign investment is still among the best in the world.
The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, and China has achieved fruitful results in building the Belt and Road Initiative. Looking forward to the development prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative in the next stage, Wang Yi said that he is willing to work with all parties to inherit the spirit of the Silk Road, implement the outcomes of the Forum, and start the second golden decade of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Regarding the issue of artificial intelligence, which is of great concern to the international community, Wang Yi made it clear that he will submit a draft resolution on "strengthening international cooperation on artificial intelligence capacity building" to the UN General Assembly in due course, so as to promote the sharing of technology among all parties, and strive to bridge the intelligence divide so that no country is left behind.
Whoever has the biggest fist can no longer be allowed to have the final say, let alone allow some countries to be on the table and others to be on the menu. In response to a question about China's global governance plan, Wang Yi refuted the "table and menu" argument.
When it comes to China-US relations, Wang Yi asked four questions in a row. He expressed his belief that China and the United States can find a correct way for the two different big countries to get along in this world.
At present, the world pattern is undergoing profound changes, and human society is facing multiple challenges. At this press conference, Wang Yi's answer showed the demeanor of major-country diplomacy and conveyed China's firm voice that in the face of the changing and chaotic international environment, China will firmly be a force for peace, stability and progress in the world. 
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