G20 seeks fairness in trade order

World leaders called for a "free, fair, nondiscriminatory" trade order in a communique issued after the conclusion of the two-day G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday.

Even though the meeting did not produce a consensus on combating trade protectionism and climate change, it did produce general agreement about a series of important issues, such as reform of the World Trade Organization, environmental protection, innovation and education, and analysts said the G20 platform should play a bigger role in promoting multilateralism and global development in the future.

President Xi Jinping said on Saturday at the summit that China supports the idea of promoting high-quality infrastructure to help achieve inclusive development. He stressed the development-oriented perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative, which he said will contribute to the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the sustainable growth of the developing world.