Xi: China will steadfastly advance opening-up

President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the fourth China International Import Expo and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum on Thursday. Here are some highlights:

On China's past

- China's opening-up pledges made at 3rd CIIE basically implemented

- China's overall tariff level has dropped to 7.4 percent from 15.3 percent in 2001, lower than the 9.8 percent the country promised when entering WTO

- China has provided the international community with about 350 billion face masks, more than 4 billion protective garments, 6 billion test reagents and 1.6 billion doses of vaccines

On China's future

- China will remain resolute in expanding high-level opening up, sharing development opportunities with the world and making economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial for all

- China will steadfastly uphold true multilateralism

- China to unswervingly share market opportunities with world

- China will steadfastly advance high-level opening-up

- China to unswervingly safeguard common interests of all countries

- China open to negotiations over industrial subsidy, SOE

- China to open more import promotion demo zones

- China to develop 'Silk Road e-commerce'

- China to expand opening-up of telecom, medical sectors

- China to implement stress tests for high-level opening-up in free trade zones

- China supports equitable distribution of critical medical supplies globally