Asad Umar believes Xi Jinping’s speech carries an important message

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Asad Umar, suggests that the speech of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the international import expo in Shanghai carried an important message for Pakistan that may help in the country’s policy making.

In a tweet this morning, Mr. Umar said: “In his keynote speech at the international import expo president Xi Jinping said openness leads to progress while seclusion leads to backwardness. Important for Pakistan to keep this in mind as it develops its policies”.

In his keynote speech at the international import expo president Xi Jinping said ” oppenness leads to progress while seclusion leads to backwardness”. Important for Pakistan to keep this in mind as it develops its policies pic.twitter.com/AhRSSFcrgR

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 6, 2018

Mr. Umar was also a part of the delegation accompanying Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to China.

In his address at the China International Import Expo on Monday, Mr. Xi Jinping said China’s initiative to expand imports was not a makeshift, but long-term consideration of embracing the world and future while promoting common development.

China will not close its door to the world and will only become more and more open, President Xi said, while delivering his speech at the China International Import Expo today.

The Chinese president said China would push forward multilateral and bilateral cooperation in pursuit of development. “All countries should be committed to opening-up and oppose protectionism and unilateralism in a clear-cut stand,” he added.

He called upon all the countries to stick to innovation and accelerate the transition with traditional growth drivers being replaced by new ones.

Mr. Jinping said all countries should uphold the principle of inclusive development and shared benefits, in order to realize common development.