The 2019 "Belt and Road" Forum for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing in late April. In preparation for the coming event, on April 17th, The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China (RDCY) and the Foreign language Publishing House jointly organized a seminar and launching ceremony of the series book “Five Years of the Belt and Road”.

Liu Wei, president of Renmin University of China, Lu Cairong, deputy director of China's Foreign language Publishing and Distribution Administration, He Yafei, former vice minister of foreign affairs and senior fellow of RDCY, Zhai Dongsheng, director of the Belt and Road Initiative Construction Promotion Center of the State Development and Reform Commission, and Jin Xin, director of the Center for Contemporary World Studies of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting. Zhuang Yumin, dean of School of Finance of RUC and the RDCY, presided over the opening ceremony.

Lu Cairong

In his speech, Lu Cairong introduced the book series. Published in six languages (Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Russian), The books series reviews the past five years construction of the Belt and Road during which the Initiative has been transformed from concept to action and from vision to reality. The future development of the Belt and Road is promising, he said.

He stressed that the seven-volume “Belt and Road Series”, jointly published by the RDCY and  Foreign language Publishing House in 2017, was put on display during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and was widely praised. This year, the two sides join hands again and certainly will create another brilliance in the upcoming forum.

Liu Wei

Reviewing the development of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative, President Liu Wei pointed out that the "Belt and Road Initiative" has become an important practical platform for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

He said that RDCY, as one of the earliest new-style think tanks in China to study the Belt, has contributed to promoting the international cooperation of the Belt and Road for a long time and has conducted the field research in many countries along the Belt and Road. More than a dozen monographs on "Belt and Road Initiative" have been published. He said that the publication of the books series is conducive to the wider dissemination of the concept, progress, significance, and influence of the Belt and Road internationally, and strives for getting greater understanding and support from the international community.

Zhuang Yumi presided over the opening ceremony

Then, He Yafei, Zhai Dongsheng, and Jin Xin delivered keynote speeches, and Wang Wen, executive dean of the RDCY, presided over the session.

He Yafei

He Yafei said that the "Belt and Road Initiative" is a thought and a Chinese plan put forward by China to solve many problems and challenges facing the globalization. This initiative is based on the practice of China's domestic governance and the accumulation of China's reform and opening up experience. He noted that the initiative embodies our ideological contributions to the innovation of global governance and this book series written by RDCY is worthy to be studied carefully.

Zhai Dongsheng

Zhai Dongsheng put the focus on how to draw the fine strokes of "Belt and Road Initiative". He said that the development of "Belt and Road" for more than five years has built a good foundation for refining the details of painting the strokes of "Belt and Road Initiative" . He emphasized that in the long run, "High quality, high level, high standards" construction is our solemn commitment to the world.

Jin Xin

In his speech, Jin Xin first spoke highly of the book series. He gave some suggestions on how to develop "Belt and Road Initiative" with high quality. it is necessary to apply the new scientific and technological achievements to "Belt and Road Initiative", to mobilize multiple subjects to participate in the construction, to joint hands with the international community to do a good job in industrial cooperation, to strengthen the connection between the construction of "Belt and Road" and the regional development of China's domestic construction, and to tell the story well so as to realize the win-win cooperation in the new era.

Wang Wen

After the opening ceremony, two thematic dialogue sessions were held. The first session was moderated by by Zhou Luohua, associate dean of the RDCY, focusing on "Provide Opportunities for the World, Deepen International Cooperation on Belt and Road."

Zhou Luohua

Zhang Yanling and Liu Zhiqin, senior fellow of RDCY, Zhao Xijun, vice dean of the School of Finance of RUC, Chen Yongjun, professor of the Business School of RUC, Hu Biliang, dean of the emerging Markets Research Institute of Beijing normal University,Yu Yunquan, deputy director of the Research Institute of Contemporary China and the World under the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, and Jia Jinjing, assistant to the dean of the RDCY, participated in the first thematic discussion.

Zhang Yanling

Liu Zhiqin

Zhao Xijun

Chen Yongjun

Hu Biliang

Yu Yunquan

Jia Jinjing

The second session themed "tell a good Chinese story, jointly build 'Belt and Road'", Dong Ximiao, associate dean of RDCY presided over the session.

Dong Ximiao

Zhou Xiaojing, former director of the Asian-African Development Research Institute of the State Council Development Research Center, Ding Gang, a senior editor with People's Daily, Zhou Rong,  senior fellow of the RDCY, Wang Yiwei, professor of the School of International Studies of RUC, Tan Songtao, deputy dean of the School of Finance of RUC, Yan Mei, director of the Information Center of Renmin University of China, and Liu Ying, a research fellow at the RDCY, attended the second seminar.

Zhou Xiaojing

Ding Gang

Zhou Rong

Wang Yiwei

Tan Songtao

Yan Mei

Liu Ying

More than 30 Chinese and foreign media outlets from CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, PLA Daily, China Network, the New York Times of the United States, and Japan's Yomiuri News, attended the conference.