What they say

Cooperation among the G20 members directly influences the path of international cooperation. All G20 members should have open economic cooperation to ensure that they face challenges together and achieve win-win results.

Li Baodong, Chinese G20 sherpa and vice-foreign minister, China

The G20 now serves as a key platform in which the world's main economies coordinate their policies to achieve global economic stability and sustainability by responding to global challenges in a coordinated fashion.

Lee Hye-min, G20 sherpa and ambassador for international economic affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Korea

The G20 Leaders' Summit should name the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting as a core venue for negotiations for the multilateral trade mechanism and promote the agreements made after G20 trade negotiations to non-G20 members and all WTO members.

Yao Zhizhong, deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China

It is vital that we use all resources available in searching for solutions to resolve problems and respond to the challenges that our civilization faces ... looking at the broader macro economic situation, it is vital we do not limit ourselves to what we see within particular states. Efforts on the economic front should clearly include whole regions.

Vladimir Yakunin, chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute

(China Daily 07/30/2016 page12)