We must have a more open mindset and take more open s t e p s , and work together to make the pie of the global market even bigger. We need to strengthen the mechanisms for sharing benefits globally, and explore new ways of international cooperation. The goal is to give more i m p e t u s t o e c o n o m i c globalization and remove impediments as much as we could.

—— E x c e r p t f rom keynote speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the second CIIE on November 5