The former prime minister announced the opening speech at 28th Harvard College China Forum
The inaugural speech, as an honored guest, was spoken by Alexis Tsipras at the 28th Harvard College China Forum, which included hundreds of Chinese students and teachers from all over America.
The former Greek prime minister congratulated the students who organized the forum at the most difficult moment of Greek -Chinese relations in recent decades, stressing that the power with the greatest courage and the most open horizons in every society are always young people. During his speech, Mr Tsipras stressed that the protection of academic freedom in the US, China and Europe is more important than ever to be able to overcome this difficult time.
Analyzing the international situation, as it has been in recent times, he noted that the West and China must cooperate on critical issues that are existential for humanity, referring, inter alia, climate crisis, pandemics, artificial intelligence, the issue of non -propagation, the issue of non -propagation. At the same time, he pointed out that it is necessary to speak openly about the disagreement areas, such as respect for human rights and the principle of good neighborly.
Concerning the field of global economy, Mr Tsipras emphasized that the leaderships of each country should not only focus on defending the short -term interests of their peoples, on an international environment without rules, which will lead to trade war, the confrontation of the interests of each country, Interests with new agreements and new multilateral arrangements.
Referring to the US-China-EU balance, he noted that if a global force does not agree, then the rest must continue together on a path of cooperation, until it recognizes it. Finally, the former Greek prime minister spoke against the logic of authoritarian capitalism based on the well -known apostasy of Deng Xiao Ping “White Cat, Black Cat, as long as it catches mice”. “Each country has its own course in progress, but we must” look for the truth in the facts, “as another Chinese saying from Han’s book says. And the events show that economic and political progress are interrelated, “he said.