The Belt and Road routes run through the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the vibrant East Asia economic circle at one end and developed European economic circle at the other.
Cambodian senate president Samdech Say Chhum said Monday that the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China has been contributing to growth and sustainable development in Asia.
Sitting on both ends of Asia, China and Turkey have voiced their readiness to revive the ancient Silk Road, along which the links are expected to extend from China to Central Asia and the Middle East, and then on to Europe via Turkey.
European and Chinese politicians and business people have shared the view that the Belt and Road Initiative can lead to better connection between Europe and China after intense discussions at a panel of the two-day Hamburg Summit "China Meets Europe" which opened on Wednesday.
China`s Belt and Road initiative is a good way to counter the renewed protectionist and isolationist sentiment, Australian academics told a forum discussing the historical significance of the Silk Road on Wednesday.
The Nepal Chapter of the Belt and Road International Trade and Investment Platform, a mutual exchange platform of global purchasers and suppliers, was launched here on Saturday.
China-Pakistan cross-border cable project, a project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been under construction since May.
“2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum” was concluded in Yiwu of Zhejiang Province on November 14.
On November 14, “2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum” opened in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, themed “Promoting Connectivity and Sharing Trade Prosperity”.
Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia, interviewed by CCTV on “Belt and Road” during the “2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum” held in Yiwu on Nov.11.
The report compiled by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China , was issued at the 2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum. The report has established an evaluation system of the Belt and Road international trade pivot cities, to monitor the international trade competitiveness of domestic cities along the Belt and Road route with considerable economic scale, international trade volume and regional advantage.
The forum co-hosted by Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA), Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) and Municipal People’s Government of Yiwu, and attended by Over 400 representatives including political gurus from over 30 countries, diplomatic envoys, business representatives, experts and researchers, talking about further cooperation and development of the “Belt and Road” international trade pivot cities.
South Asian academia has done a lot of research and had a lot of debates about China`s One Belt and One Road initiative. When Chinese scholars communicate with South Asian scholars, we found they still have some misunderstanding and misperception about the B&R initiative.
On November 14, 2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum, themed “Promoting Connectivity and Sharing Trade Prosperity”, will be held in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province.
Europe cannot ignore this landmark Chinese project. How the European Union reacts to the initiative will have a decisive impact on what model of economic integration will be adopted across the borderlands dividing Europe and China and, eventually, in the Eurasian supercontinent as a whole. Europe’s response to the Belt and Road should pursue a multipronged strategy of bargaining, containment, and balancing, as this is the most appropriate way to promote European interests and values.
China`s Belt and Road Initiative provides not only new stimulus for a region stretching from East Asia to Europe, but it will also promote political stability mainly in Central Asia and the Middle East, experts said on Wednesday.
China sees itself not only as an initiator but also a responsible and reliable practitioner of the Belt and Road Initiative, suggested a think tank in a report on the three-year progress of "Belt and Road," released on Sept. 26.
An international seminar themed "the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI): Shared Memory and Common Development" was held in Xi`an on September 26th. It was attended by over 400 guests including representatives of think tanks, enterprises and media from more than 30 countries.
In the 21st century, the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, proposed by China has attracted attention across the world. In the past three years of BRI mobilization, China has accomplished initial planning of the BRI based on a grand blueprint. Today we are heading toward a brand-new stage where more detailed and comprehensive work will be launched.
The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s grand strategy of deepening its reform and opening up as well as practicing its ideas of win-win cooperation. The Initiative is a long-term and systematic project which aims to build a community of shared interests, destiny and responsibility. China should insist building on pragmatic and steady progress on the basis of policy planning and coordination.