June 26 marks United Nations (UN) Charter Day. From April 25 to June 26, 1945, delegates from 50 countries attended the UN Conference of International Organizations in San Francisco, the U.S., to draft and adopt the UN Charter.
President Xi Jinping has, on multiple occasions, emphasized the importance of upholding the UN Charter and multilateralism. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi's speeches on this topic since 2021 follow: Excerpt from Xi's speech at the World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's speech at the World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's speech at the World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 Excerpt from Xi's speech at a virtual session of the 2022 World Economic Forum on January 17, 2022 Excerpt from Xi's speech at a virtual session of the 2022 World Economic Forum on January 17, 2022Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV) and Beijing Review
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