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BERLIN, July 11-- China made major contributions to the Group of 20 (G20) summit held last week in Hamburg, a Chinese diplomat has said. The G20 Hamburg summit, held on July 7-8, was themed "Shaping an Interconnected World" and carried forward the principles rooted in last year's summit in Hangzhou, China, which highlighted innovation, vitality, interconnectivity and inclusiveness, Wang Weidong, commercial counselor of the Chinese embassy in Germany, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. Wang said the Hamburg summit continued the discussions of the Hangzhou summit on issues such as the digital economy, sustainable development, deepening partnership with Africa and promoting international anti-corruption cooperation. This ensures the coherence and sustainability of the G20 agenda, Wang added. At the Hamburg summit, the G20 leaders agreed to support free trade, globalization and open markets, and oppose protectionism. They pledged to further strengthen cooperation to seek a collective solution to the problems of global overcapacity. Except the United States, the other 19 members agreed that the Paris climate accord was irreversible and remained committed to it. "(The summit) on the one hand maintains the G20 as an important platform for global economic governance to ensure that the G20 continues to play an active role. On the other hand, it shows the unity of the G20 in the face of crisis and difficulties and sends a positive message," Wang noted. | 
