Xi’s call for closer global cooperation crucial for international security

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the WEF forum in Davos in 2017. PHOTO | Xinhua

What you need to know:

  • President Xi said the problems facing the world were intricate and complex, the way out of them was through upholding multilateralism and building a shared future for mankind. In his previous speech at the WEF in 2017, Xi strongly advocated free trade and defended the benefits of globalisation.