The inaugural speech, as an honorable invited, was spoken by Alexis Tsipras In 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 are more important than ever to be able to overcome this difficult time.
Analyzing the international situation as it has been formed Lately, He noted that the West and China must work on critical issues that are existential for humanity, referring, inter alia, the climate crisis, pandemics, artificial intelligence, the issue of nuclear dissemination, peace in Ukraine, Palestine and Africa.
At the same time, he pointed out that It is necessary to speak openly about the areas that disagree, 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 their peoples’ short -term interests in an international environment without rules that will lead to trade war, the confrontation of the interests of billionaires From every country and in the vicious circle of mutual destruction, but in how they will secure these interests with new agreements and new multilateral arrangements.
Referring to the US-China-EU balance, noted that if a global force It does not agree, then the rest must continue together on a path of cooperation, until it recognizes it.
Finally, the Greek former prime minister spoke against the logic of authoritarian capitalism based on Deng Xiao Ping’s well -known quote “White Cat, Black Cat – It is enough to catch mice”. “Each country has its own progress in progress but we have to” seek 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.