The 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and China-Laos Cooperation International Forum

The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, which coincides with the official opening of the China-Laos railway more than a year ago, and the opening of international passenger trains has already started. As exemplary countries in jointly building the Belt and Road, China and Laos are committed to deepening strategic cooperation and making joint efforts to build a China-Laos community with a shared future for mankind.

With the support of all walks of life, as China's top think tank for Belt and Road research, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) led a delegation of well-known think tanks and media to visit Laos on this important occasion, aiming to experience China-Laos railway passenger trains through field research in Vientiane and other places. The stage achievements of the 10th anniversary of China-Laos joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative will be displayed. In this regard, it is planned to hold the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and China-Laos Cooperation International Forum in Vientiane Landmark Mekong Riverside Hotel on July 5, to release a research report on Green Development of China and ASEAN under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Case Study of China-Laos Railway, which will further promote the deepening of China-Laos cooperation, help the construction of the Belt and Road and the building process of the China-Laos community of common destiny, and enhance the mutual trust and common prosperity between China and ASEAN countries.

Host: Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY)

Co-host: Institute for Industry and Commerce (IIC), Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR

Time: 15:00-17:30 Lao time, July 5 (Wednesday), 2023

Languages: Lao / Chinese (simultaneous interpretation)

Agenda

15:00-15:30 Opening Ceremony

Zhao Wenyu, Commericial Counselor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Laos

Special Guest Q&A with the Media

H.E. Somsavat Lengsavad, Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Moderator:Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY

15:30-15:40 Report Release: Green Development of China and ASEAN under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Case Study of China-Laos Railway

Publisher: Liu Jintao, Associate Research Fellow of RDCY

15:40-15:45 Tea Break

15:45-16:35 Keynote Speech

Chen Wenling, Chief Economist of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) and former Director General of The Research Office of the State Council

Sitthiroth Rasphone, Director General of Development Research Institute (DRI), Ministry of Planning and Investment

Hu Xijin, Former Editor-in-Chief of Global Times, Global Times Guest Commentator

Chanhphasouk Vidavong, Director of Trade Policy Research Division of IIC

Moderator: Viengsavang Thipphavong, Deputy Director General of IIC

16:35-17:25 Roundtable Dialogue

Ding Gang, Senior editor to the People’s Daily, Senior consultant to the Global Times, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Toulany Thavisay, Deputy Head of Business Subject, Faculty of Economics and Business Management (FEB), National University of Laos

Lu Yang, Professor of Belt and Road Research Institute, Tsinghua University

Inpong Inthavong, Deputy Director of Division of International Cooperation, Department of Planning and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Somdeth Bodhisane, Deputy Director of Industry Policy Research Division of IIC

Moderator: Liu Jintao, Associate Research Fellow of RDCY

17:25-17:30 Closing Remarks

Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY