Helen Hai
Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Industrial Development Organization
"President Xi Jinping continues his 'win-win' message, following an address in September 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, and has shown real leadership by giving an impressive speech. President Xi insists that there is 'no point' blaming globalization for all the problems facing the world. He sums up with a call for world leaders to stick with globalization.
Honson To
Chairman of KPMG China
"Given slowing global economic growth, President Xi presented a clear case for an urgent and courageous response from global leaders. He persuaded the world to persist with free trade rather than reverting to protectionism for the long term benefit of all nations. I was deeply moved by the strong sense of China's purpose as a responsible leader on the world stage."
Sun Baohong
Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of Marketing, University of Southern California
"President Xi delivered an excellent speech today, and got several rounds of applause from the audience. In talking about free trade, Xi said it is an inevitable trend of the future. His speech is very positive and sincere and really adds a glimpse of sunshine for today's world that is faced with huge uncertainties."
Cao Huining
Professor of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
"Today President Xi gave a great speech on economic globalization. Globalization is a trend and it has contributed a lot to the world's economic growth. Even if there are many problems, such as being associated with wealth polarization, overall, it benefits the [world] economy a lot and benefits many countries a lot. Xi said China is committed to free trade and an open economy and fighting trade protectionism, which is a good message for the global economy."
