A freight train carrying 110 containers of household appliances and mechanical equipment departs from Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on its way to Budapest, Hungary, on April 1, 2024. (HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY) As sustainable development is facing headwinds, officials from home and abroad said China-proposed Global Development Initiative has injected new energies to the common progress and high-quality development. They made the comments on Saturday at a dialogue meeting on the GDI held in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province, attended by nearly 150 representatives from over 30 countries and international organizations.
Stephen Kargbo, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization representative to China, said the role of the GDI in promoting global development has become increasingly important as it emphasizes innovation, inclusiveness and sustainable development. The GDI has helped mobilize resources, establish cooperation mechanisms and advance practical cooperation, he said, adding that great progress made in fields including poverty reduction, food security and health demonstrated China's determination and ability to contribute to global well-being and common prosperity. At the just-concluded 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China announced it would work with Africa to take 10 partnership actions, and would implement 1,000 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects, which were lauded by Kargbo to be positive and help set a model of GDI coo.