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Hu's fruitful Japanese tour 'a major diplomatic move'

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-10 09:15

The proposals, echoed by many leaders during the meeting, also embody China's strategic consideration and strong sense of responsibility as the world's largest developing country, Yang said.

On the fight against climate change, Hu expounded China's relevant policies and its measures to deal with the problem.

Hu pointed out that climate change, an issue of development in essence, should be resolved within the framework of sustainable development and called on participating nations at the G8 summit and its outreach session to observe the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and make constructive efforts to deal with climate change.

Hu described food security as an issue concerns not only every nation's national economy and popular well-being, but world's development and security.

China has made a major contribution to world's food security by feeding about one fifth of the world's population with only 9 percent of the world's arable land.

On energy security, Hu emphasized that China follows the general principle of self-sufficiency, while striving to implement the policy of energy exploitation and conservation simultaneously, improve energy diversity, raise energy efficiency, promote the development of renewable energy and set concrete goals for saving energy and cutting emissions.

PROMOTE SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION, SOUTH-NORTH DIALOG

Hu Jintao's visit has boosted coordination and cooperation among developing countries, and added new momentum to the South-South cooperation as well as North-South dialogue, the Chinese foreign minister said.

At a meeting of five major developing countries' leaders from China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico, President Hu said developing countries should strengthen coordination and cooperation in a bid to jointly push forward the lofty ideals of peace and development for all humanity.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) pose for photos with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (1st R), Mexican President Felipe Calderon (C), Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L) and South African President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki before their meeting in Sapporo, northern Japan, July 8, 2008. [Xinhua]

Hu also proposed priorities for further cooperation among the five countries.

The countries should strengthen solidarity and coordination, promote common development, increase economic exchanges and coordination, and carry out mutually beneficial cooperation, Hu suggested.

The countries should step up coordination and advance South-South cooperation, and push forward reforms in global systems of economy, finance, trade and development, Hu said.

Hu also called for a long-term view and the promotion of North-South dialogue, adding that the five nations should work together to shoulder responsibilities, and wield a positive influence on global affairs.

Hu's proposals won support and approval from the leaders of the other four countries, and were written into the declaration issued after the meeting of the five nations, Yang Jiechi said.

The proposals are expected to wield a positive influence on South-South cooperation and the North-South dialogue, Yang added.

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