Cui Tiankai: All Countries are Equal (Part 2)

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"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."

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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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