Ambassador Hisham El-Zimaity, Former Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for International Organizations and Multilateral Diplomacy, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, replies to interview-questions by Beijing News on FOCAC, China-Africa Relations, and China-Africa cooperation under the "Belt and Road Initiative".
When it comes to evaluating the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) over the last five years, one Chinese academic thinks the most important effects cannot be easily measured or even seen.
Affluent Gulf countries like the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) and Saudi Arabia are eager to attract investment from Chinese companies and businessmen as China's economic relations with the Middle East have expanded smoothly in recent years under the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative framework.
China's Belt and Road Initiative has provided significant opportunities for China and other countries to cooperate in the fields including infrastructure and climate change in the South Pacific region, experts from China and Fiji said here on Tuesday.
China's Belt and Road Initiative has provided significant opportunities for China and other countries to cooperate in the fields including infrastructure and climate change in the South Pacific region, experts from China and Fiji said here on Tuesday.
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is celebrating its fifth anniversary amid once-in-a-century changes on the international landscape. Over the past five years, China has witnessed a narrowing gap with most Western countries, thriving to be the Asian powerhouse amid a wide spectrum of prosperity across emerging economies.
In the past five years since China first proposed the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, massive infrastructure projects from railways to ports and power plants have been built in many countries, with tangible benefits that have been hailed by locals. But the B&R has also encountered challenges, some of which are likely to continue if left unaddressed, experts said on Monday.
As the Chinese saying goes; “the three-year-old child is the father of the man.” Three years after the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that “the progress and outcomes of the BRI have exceeded expectations.” Five years later, the outcomes of BRI have exceeded not only the expectations of China but also those of the world.
From 2013 to 2018, the initiative has turned from a proposal into action and has become the world's largest international cooperation platform, China Media Group said in a report on Saturday.
I once asked my African friends two questions: first, why can't Africa bring in Western capital and technology like China did in its reform and opening-up to supplement various factors of economic development and realize modernization? Second, why can’t the integration of Africa’s former colonizers in Europe bring about the integration of Africa?
On the afternoon of August 13, a 45-member delegation of Silk Road and Young Dreams, visited Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY). The members are from 20 Silk Road countries and regions including Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Egypt and Tanzania. The two sides conducted in-depth study and discussion on topics such as the “Belt and Road” and global youth exchange. The meeting was hosted by Yang Qingqing, director of Research Cooperation Departm
This seminar specially invited Afghan Ambassador to China, Mr. Janan Mosazai, to conduct in-depth analysis of the economic situation in Afghanistan and which the opportunities and challenges involved in the integration of the two sides, as well as the economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and Afghan under the framework.
When describing Sino-Pakistani friendship, people often use words like higher than the mountains, deeper than the sea, sweeter than honey, harder than steel, and more precious than the eyes. The two countries have established an all-weather and all-round strategic partnership that is time-tested and is a model for other countries with different social systems to build good neighborly relations.
Sri Lanka`s debt problem is a hot topic nowadays. Western media outlets like the New York Times are keen to find fault with the China-proposed Belt and Road initiative (BRI).
On the evening of June 19th, RDCY Seminar Series was held in Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY). Jia Wenshan, researcher of National Academy of Development and Strategy at Renmin University of China (RUC), distinguished professor of School of Journalism and Communication of RUC, expert of the Recruitment Program of Global Experts, academician of the International Cross-cultural Research Institute, tenure professor of Chapman University, delivered a spe
On June 29th, a seminar on the Green Investment Benefit for “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) and new book launching ceremony, jointly sponsored by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), People’s Publishing House, and Center for Eco-Financial Studies at Renmin University of China and guided by Green Finance Committee at China Society for Finance and Banking (GFC), was held in Beijing.
China plans to establish two international courts to resolve business and investment disputes involving the Belt and Road initiative, with experts saying the courts will be international judicial institutions designed in accordance with international rules and laws and will invite notable and authoritative legal experts and professionals from outside China to participate.
Shanghai TV & Film Festival (SIFF) has opened at the heels of a successful SCO Summit, where “Shanghai Spirit” is re-enhanced by Chinese President Xi Jinping and state leaders who attended the summit. Shanghai Spirit envisions mutual trust and mutual benefit, equality and consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations and pursuit of common development.
Loaded with auto parts and food, a freight train will depart from CRIntermodal Qingdao Terminal in east China`s Shandong Province about every three times a week. It will arrive in Kazakhstan`s commercial capital Almaty about ten days later, and on to five Central Asian countries including Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
The relevance between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) requires us to dive into history to understand how this institution was born and how the SCO was created.