Key quotes

· China is a firm believer in honoring its words with actions. The measures I announced at the third CIIE for further opening-up have mostly been implemented.

· For any country or nation to thrive, it must follow the logic of history and develop in line with the trend of the times.

· As the pandemic continues to wreak havoc and the global economy faces a bumpy recovery, it is all the more imperative that people around the world pull together to tide over this difficult time.

· China's development and progress since its WTO accession 20 years ago is the result of much hard work and great tenacity of the Chinese people under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China.

XI'S SPEECH AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH CIIE