23.10.2023
“Heyin” column of the People’s Daily newspaper.
The Belt and Road Initiative is based on the principle of joint discussion, joint construction and sharing. Those, who refused to draw a dividing line through the prism of civilization, culture, social system and level of development, opened up a completely new path for the development of interstate communication and a new architecture of international cooperation, which make it possible to maximally unite the efforts of all humanity for the sake of common development. This was stated by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 3rd High-Level Forum on International Cooperation within the Belt and Road.
The Chinese leader summed up the 10-year implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, summarized the successful experience and announced China’s 8 steps to support high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, setting new benchmarks, opening up new prospects and giving new impetus to international cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. initiatives.
Over the past 10 years, China and other countries participating in the joint construction of the Belt and Road, having united for common goals, have gone through a huge path of developing international cooperation within the framework of the initiative from scratch and achieved fruitful results. The Belt and Road’s geographic scope now extends from Eurasia to Africa and Latin America. The “Belt and Road” sketch has already been outlined, and the transition to carefully drawing its details has begun. The initiative is filled with both practical projects in the field of infrastructure connectivity and institutional components. Without a doubt, it has provided an important platform and invaluable experience for building a world of openness, tolerance, interconnectedness and shared prosperity.
International cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road has proven that humanity is the unification of the destinies of all people. As recently noted in the Indonesian media, since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, the desire of participating countries to create a community with a shared future for humanity has moved from concept to concrete action, from visionary dream to real achievement.
Thanks to the joint construction of the Belt and Road, China’s opening-up gate are revealed All wider, and the connections between the Chinese market and the world market are becoming closer. China is the largest trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions, and the country is vigorously investing in more and more corners of the globe. Regardless of whether it is “attractive” or “outward,” any investment cooperation is a symbol of friendship, trust and hope.
The president Serbia Alexander Vučić, who led a large government delegation to the Forum, emphasized that China’s assistance and cooperation have ensured the sustainable economic development of Serbia and brought enormous prosperity to its people.
International cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road has shown that it is impossible to cope with enormous challenges and achieve good goals without mutually beneficial cooperation. As Xi Jinping noted, readiness for interaction and coordination will help states overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, be it geographical isolation or economic backwardness.
Over the course of 10 years, China and other Belt and Road Initiative countries aimed at creating economic corridors have managed to form a global network of connectivity spanning transport and information corridors and relying on railways, roads, air and sea ports, and pipelines. Such a network covers land, sea, air routes and the Internet. There are a large-scale uninterrupted flow of goods, capital, technology and people. Thousands of years later, the Great Silk Road is once again gaining vitality.
Foreign politicians highly appreciated the abundant fruits of the joint construction of the Belt and Road. They noted that the initiative provides an important and effective way to help developing countries achieve sustainable development and serves as an example of cooperation along the South-South line, the construction of the Belt and Road has already become an important platform for mutually beneficial cooperation and a significant opportunity for the joint development of countries around the world.
International cooperation under the Belt and Road has demonstrated that peace, cooperation, openness, tolerance, mutual complementarity and win-win in the spirit of the Silk Road provide inexhaustible strength to promote cooperation in the fields of joint construction of the Belt and Road. Guided by the principles of interconnectedness and mutual benefit, the participating countries of the Belt and Road Initiative advocate the power of solidarity and mutual assistance, work for the benefit of all parties, and strive for common development and win-win outcomes.
According to international experts, the reason why more and more countries are becoming involved in the Belt and Road Initiative is that, against the backdrop of intense geopolitical rivalry and local conflicts in the modern world, the spirit of the Silk Road has become widely recognized by the international community.
10 years of practice have proven that the Belt and Road Initiative is on the right side of history, meets the logic of the progress of time and opens the right path for humanity. The joint construction of the Belt and Road brings only stability and positive energy to the world. In a turbulent international situation, sobriety and determination are extremely important, as well as maintaining a sense of responsibility to history, the people and the world. China is ready to join forces with other countries to overcome global risks and challenges, and build a bright future for future generations in the spirit of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit.
Photo The train, operating on the China-Europe international rail freight route, travels along the Lanzhou-Urumqi railway section in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, northwest China. Photo material from People’s Daily online/Song Jialong.
Source: “People’s Daily” online http://www.people.com.cn/
