At his speech delivered during the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services earlier this month, President Xi Jinping said that a review of human history shows that the world economy thrives in openness and withers in seclusion, and that China will stay committed to further opening up.

Faced with external propositions on decoupling and de-risking, Premier Li emphasized at the forum on Tuesday that the world should not and cannot return to a state of seclusion or isolation, and should oppose the politicization of economic issues and work together to keep global industrial and supply chains stable and smooth.

The world should not, and cannot return to a state of seclusion or isolation.

Liu Ruiming, a professor at Renmin University of China's National Academy of Development and Strategy, said that a national unified market does not mean seclusion under the internal circulation model, but instead emphasizes integrating the Chinese economy internationally and further opening up the economy.

Peng Sen, president of the China Society of Economic Reform, stressed that dual-circulation does not mean seclusion, but instead emphasizes further opening-up of the economy and actively participating in global governance, development and international circulation.

Citing China's new five-year plan, he said the dual-circulation development paradigm－in which the domestic market is the mainstay and the domestic and foreign markets reinforce each other－does not mean seclusion under the domestic circulation model, but instead emphasizes further opening-up and a bolstering of ties with other nations.

China's new "dual-circulation" development pattern does not mean seclusion, but rather is aimed at a higher-level of opening-up with better utilization of the country's comparative advantages related to international value chains, regional developments and the domestic market, a senior economist said.

The most popular destinations in the province include Mount Guifeng, Mount Mingfeng and the Ancient Longzhong scenic area where the historical figure of Zhuge Liang once lived in seclusion for more than 10 years.