On November 22, 2025 local time, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang attended the first session of the 20th G20 Summit in Johannesburg and delivered a speech on the topic of "Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth". The leaders of the G20 member states, guest countries, and heads of relevant international organizations attended the session, which was chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Li Qiang said that President Xi Jinping pointed out at the 17th G20 Summit that solidarity is strength, but division leads nowhere. Looking back at the journey of the G20, its members from different regions and with different systems and cultures have managed to overcome one challenge after another and promote global progress and development, thanks to the spirit of solidarity. Today, the world economy is once again confronted with major challenges, marked by the rise of unilateralism and protectionism, as well as escalating trade restrictions and confrontations. Divergent interests among parties and weaknesses in global cooperation mechanisms have become prominent factors hindering international solidarity. The G20 should face those problems squarely, explore solutions, and help bring all parties back to the track of solidarity and cooperation.

Li Qiang noted that in the face of a sluggish global economic recovery, all parties should uphold solidarity, firmly safeguard free trade, and build an open world economy. In the face of differences and conflicts, all parties should adhere to the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences, actively pursue the most extensive common interests, and properly resolve disputes and frictions through equal consultations, while addressing each other's reasonable concerns. In the face of governance challenges, all parties should keep pace with the times, take the lead in upholding multilateralism, and accelerate reforms of institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization (WTO), so as to enhance the voice of developing countries and build a fairer and more open international economic and trade order. China has released its "Action Plan for Implementing the G20 Initiative on Supporting Industrialization in Africa and Least Developed Countries", supporting efforts to reduce the debt difficulties of developing countries. Together with South Africa, China has also proposed a cooperative initiative to support Africa's modernization, and will establish the Institute of Global Development to promote common development among all nations.

Leaders attending the summit said that over the past two decades, the G20 has become an important platform for the international community to meet challenges, share opportunities and seek common development. Today's world is facing multiple challenges, and instability and uncertainty have kept rising. As representatives of the world's major economies and emerging markets, G20 members should earnestly shoulder their responsibilities, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, safeguard multilateralism, and join forces to meet challenges. G20 members should also safeguard the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, advance the reform of the global economic governance system, and bridge the development gap among countries, so as to promote a strong, balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth.