Speaking at a forum held in Beijing, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it is critical to achieve these goals and called for greater cooperation, political commitment and practical action.

Mr. Wang stressed the need to deepen anti-epidemic cooperation and jointly overcome the challenge of the pandemic, to step up macro-policy coordination to promote economic recovery and to stick to green and low-carbon development so as to actively respond to climate change, to uphold fairness and justice and create a favorable environment for development; and to uphold true multilateralism and deepen global partnership for development.

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