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International reactions to Xi's B20 speech

By Zhan Qianhui, Wang Zhen, Tu Tian, Yan Weijue, Meng Jing, Ma Si and Chen Yingqun in Hangzhou (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-09-03 21:11

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Antonio Fatiguso, Beijing bureau chief, ANSA news agency

I'm impressed by China's commitment to promoting global economic growth and believes that China can provide a new driving force to and open up a new chapter for global economy against the general background of economic slowdown. I agree with President Xi Jinping that innovation will play an extremely important role in the process. Mankind is faced with multiple roads to drive economic growth and picking a proper road for sustainable development is the key.

Clare Pearson, chairwoman of British Chamber of Commerce in China

The speech of President Xi shows China is moving from sideline to central in global governance. By literally and metaphorically building bridges across the new Silk Road, China will share its prosperity with the world.

I think the keynote of the speech is 'quality, not quantity'. I think all companies need to clean their mind and adopt this philosophy for sustainable business.

Hasan Abdullah, senior news editor of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, Turkey's national public broadcaster

President Xi talked about more integration, opening up to the world. If you look at the last decade, policies made in China are quite amazing. Xi also mentioned that 700 million people have been taken out of poverty (since the reform and opening-up), it's very significant.

Nicholas Daviesjones, correspondent of Anadolu Agency in Turkey

The development in China is huge. China is playing a more important role in the global economy system. China is becoming more and more competitive in the world economy.

Miguel Angel, editor of Mexico's Journal Mundo

China, as the second largest economy in the world, should play a more important role in world economic governance. I'm looking forward to seeing measures that China will be taken in further opening up. In the same time, I hope China can successfully deal with some controversial issues, such as territorial disputes, on the grounds of seeking common ground while maintaining difference, and push forward world economic growth along with other countries."

Garret Wallace Brown, Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield, the UK

President Xi used the phrase "win-win" almost fifteen times during his speech, which set the tone that there should no longer be a few elite counties making economic progress, there should be much more distributed across the globe. It needs a certain amount of commitment from the G20.