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Cui Tiankai: All Countries are Equal (Part 2)

January 22 , 2020

"We should show the global community that we can work with each other on global issues." China's Ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, underlines a message of unity and inclusiveness in this interview with China-US Focus. He spoke with Editor-at-Large James Chau about improving global governance and tackling income disparity, China's 2020 goal to lift its people out of poverty, and his perspective on transitioning society towards living a better life, socially, and economically. Watch the first part of this interview with Ambassador Cui Tiankai.

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Cui Tiankai said: "This Phase One agreement is giving people better confidence not only for global economic prospects, but also for the possibility of major countries cooperating with each other on global issues." 

Part 1, Cui Tiankai: Phase One Agreement Boosts Confidence
Part 2, Cui Tiankai: All Countries are Equal
Part 3, Cui Tiankai: What Poverty Feels Like in China 
Part 4, Cui Tiankai: We Have a Better Choice

 

 
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