On the morning of June 27, 2023, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council attended and addressed the opening plenary of the 2023 Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin. Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and about 1,500 representatives from various sectors of more than 90 countries and regions were present.

Li Qiang said that in the past few years, the once-in-a-century pandemic compounded by transformation unseen in a century has brought significant changes to our world. Having experienced the barriers, both visible and invisible, we should all the more cherish communication and exchange. Different countries, ethnic groups and civilizations need to deepen mutual understanding and strengthen dialogue to bridge differences and expand common ground. Having experienced the shocks of global crises, we should all the more cherish solidarity and cooperation, embrace the concept of win-win cooperation, and work together to tackle these global challenges and promote human progress. Having experienced the ups and downs of economic globalization, we should all the more cherish openness and sharing, continue our efforts to build an open world economy, and deliver the fruits of globalization to different countries and groups of people in a more equitable way. Having experienced the anxiety caused by conflict and turmoil, we should all the more cherish peace and stability.

Li Qiang pointed out that what is lacking in today's world is communication, not estrangement; cooperation, not confrontation; openness, not isolation; peace, not conflict. We must act on the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind put forward by President Xi Jinping, and jointly implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative. We need to press ahead by following the logic of historical progress, develop by riding the tide of our times, and work hard to build an even better world.

Li Qiang said that over the past decade, China has been an important source of impetus for the steady growth of the world economy and served as an important anchor and for free trade and stable growth in the world. In the longer time to come, China will continue to provide strong dynamism to the world economic recovery and growth, and provide opportunities of win-win cooperation to investors from all countries.

Li Qiang stressed, the theme of this year’s annual meeting “Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy” cannot be more fitting. China wishes to work with entrepreneurs from all countries to firmly support economic globalization, firmly uphold the market economy, firmly support free trade, and steer the world economy toward a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future.

Chen Min'er and Wu Zhenglong, among others, were present at the opening plenary.