President calls for new global growth and trade efforts

President Xi Jinping has called for the world to find new impetus for growth, further reinvigorate free trade and achieve better macroeconomic policy coordination.

The president's comments were made in a speech titled "Innovative growth that benefits all" at the first session of the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey.

He said all parties should pay particular attention to the communication and coordination of their policies to "avoid negative spillovers".