Full text of Vice-President Li Yuanchao's remarks at opening ceremony of W20 meeting in Xi'an (2)

Second, it is important to give play to the unique role of women and promote their equal participation in social management. UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon stated that better results will be produced with women' s participation no matter in which field. To achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls has been included into the UN' s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a main goal. Countries should strengthen women' s capacity building, raise their abilities to participate in political, economic and social activities and in decision-making and management, and foster more women leaders in the political, business and academic communities. Families are basic cells of society and places where women seek happiness and women are often the decisive figures in making their families happy. In recent years, Chinese women' s federations at all levels have launched the "Most Beautiful Family" Campaign. The campaign has received 250 million votes and over 3 million families have been awarded the title of the "happiest family" , thus making unique contribution to family happiness and social harmony and inclusiveness.

Third, women' s rights and interests should be vigorously protected to ensure they have equal share of development benefits. Economic development does not necessarily bring improvement of women' s status and development levels. Women and children bear the brunt of war and diseases. In this world more women are poor or illiterate than men. There will be no development without women' s participation and women are entitled to share development benefits. Countries should actively foster a gender culture of inclusiveness and equality, break away with obsolete perceptions, rules and traditions that discriminate against women; ensure women' s equal access to public services, including education, healthcare, pensions and social security; improve legal systems and policy support that uphold women' s interests and ensure women' s equal access to development opportunities and resources. Poor, disabled and elderly women and other vulnerable women groups require more attention, so that women' s development and life will be supported with full-fledged social policies.

China now enjoys steady economic growth. In 2015 its GDP registered a mid-to-high growth rate of 6.9% and its contribution to the global economic growth was over 25%. In the first quarter this year, the GDP growth was 6.7% year-on-year, better than expected. China is implementing the 13th Five-Year-Plan and realizing the concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open and inclusive development, pushing through the supply-side structural reform and nurturing new growth drivers. The long-term trajectory of the Chinese economy remains sound.

China' s development provides many opportunities for the development of Chinese women. China will fully implement the basic state policy of equality between men and women, and support women in their efforts to fully tap their talents and make accomplishments. We will vigorously enforce the Law on the Protection of Women's Interests and Rights, the Law against Domestic Violence and other laws and regulations, and ensure women' s equal access to education and employment. We will foster a social and cultural environment for gender equality, advocate for a family culture of equality and harmony and create favorable conditions for women' s all-round development.

China actively implements international conventions on gender equality and women' s development, conducts broad multilateral and bilateral exchanges and cooperation in the field of women' s affairs and strengthens friendly engagements with women' s organizations of all other countries. Last year, the Chinese government announced its donation to the UN Women, and conducting the "health projects for women and children" and the "happy campus projects" and training of women professionals for other developing countries. Work in these fields has made steady progress. China is ready to work with all other countries to meet the goals on women' s advancement set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, make greater efforts to narrow the development gap for women in all countries and promote women' s all-round development, so that each and every woman in the world will be able to realize their own dream for happiness. Endi