On September 19th, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China attended the high-level meeting of the 71st session of the General Assembly to solve the mass flow of refugees and immigrants and delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in new york. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao photo
International Online Special: On the morning of September 19th, local time, China Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China attended the high-level meeting of the 71st UN General Assembly to solve the problem of mass migration of refugees and immigrants and delivered a speech at the UN headquarters in new york. Li Keqiang called for strengthening international cooperation and formulating and implementing comprehensive and systematic solutions under the framework of the United Nations to solve the problems of refugees and immigrants. "To solve the refugee problem, we should consider the historical latitude and longitude and the reality of each country and assume their respective responsibilities." Li Keqiang also promised that China would provide $100 million in humanitarian assistance.
In the past two years, the refugee problem has become a pain in the hearts of many countries and regions, including Europe, and seeking a solution has become the consensus of the international community. Li Keqiang’s voice is very interesting. A number of European media said that China is one of the few countries that have made specific commitments to solve the refugee problem, and has taken a new step to fulfill its commitments; Li Keqiang successfully demonstrated China’s "soft power" in the highest international occasion, the UN General Assembly.
The French media "European Times" summed up the opinions of many European media. The following is a selection of articles:
The French newspaper Le Monde reported on the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to solve the problem of large-scale migration of refugees with the title "World leaders are ready to help refugees, but they don’t make promises". The article said: "As expected, the member States of the United Nations have adopted a copy on solving the refugee problem, but it is only a simple political declaration without specific numerical goals."
The article also quoted Li Keqiang’s original words "China is ready to take responsibility" as the subtitle in the article, saying that leaders of all countries have expressed their feelings about refugees, but this is far from a specific commitment. In this case, China offered $100 million in humanitarian assistance.
In this regard, AFP commented: "China is one of the very few countries that have made specific commitments."
Reuters also reported on Li Keqiang’s speech at the UN General Assembly on the topic of "China promises to increase humanitarian assistance to refugees by 100 million US dollars". The article mentioned that at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly held in September last year, China said that he would set up a 10-year fund with an investment of US$ 1 billion to support the work of the UN. The article points out that China signed an agreement with the United Nations in May this year, agreeing to pay $20 million a year for peace, security and development in the next 10 years. It has already taken the first step to fulfill its promise.
Li Keqiang’s "debut" on this diplomatic stage attracted people’s attention. According to People’s Daily, some media described Li Keqiang’s first activity in the General Assembly as "successfully increasing China’s due voice and influence in the international arena".
As for Li Keqiang’s suggestions and specific commitments to solve the refugee crisis, some media commented that in the first activity of the United Nations, Premier Li Keqiang showed China’s "soft power" in this highest international occasion.