2nd Global Prosperity Summit is held in HK
發佈日期: 2025-05-20 20:19
TVB News
The second Global Prosperity Summit was held today. The keynote speaker Wu Hailong, president of the China Public Diplomacy Association, said the U.S. must learn to "deal with a growing China."
Held in a hotel in Aberdeen, the Global Prosperity Summit, or GPS, gathered experts and academics to discuss global issues, including international relations amid the trade war.
In his keynote speech, Wu Hailong, president of the China Public Diplomacy Association, said it is not in China's interest to be in a "strategic competition" with the U.S.
Wu added: "The U.S. has been quite anxious over China's rapid development, believing that China will overtake it and replace its hegemonic dominance.China has no desire to engage in strategic competition or rivalry with the United States, nor does it seek to replace the U.S. to become No. 1. Wu said the U.S. needs to view China as an equal world power.
"China is not the nation the U.S. presumes it to be, nor is the U.S. the nation itself imagines. The U.S. must learn to deal with a growing China by showing due respect and equality."
In a panel discussion on the trade war and related issues, a speaker said the consequences of U.S. tariff measures are concerning.
John Clarke, Former Head of EU Delegation to WTO and U.N., says: "What's more concerning, long-term and deep-seated, is the fact that U.S.A. is now a pariah.Trust of the international community has gone completely. They have pulled out from the rule-based international order and that doesn't come back quickly."
Regina Ip, the Executive Council convenor, who is also the chairperson of Savantas Policy Institute, a co-organisers of the summit, says this year's speakers are mainly from the mainland and Western countries. She hopes to expand the guest pool by inviting Middle Eastern speakers to the event next year.
The three-day GPS summit will conclude on Wednesday, when experts will discuss climate change and Hong Kong's bridging role in a changing world.
