2. Xi’s Belt and Road project

“Opening up a ‘road to happiness’ that benefits all countries and the world”

Record of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s plan to promote the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”

Xinhua News Agency reporters

The ancient Silk Road spans deserts and oceans, stretches thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, travels through thousands of years of time and space, and shines in the grand historical process of the continuous advancement of human civilization.

In the autumn of 2013, during his visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia, President Xi Jinping proposed major initiatives to jointly build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Over the past 10 years and more than 3,600 days and nights, President Xi Jinping has been far-sighted and strategic in promoting the “Belt and Road”, a major international cooperation initiative rooted in the fertile ground of history and focusing on a bright future for mankind. In high-quality development, we will open up a path of development and prosperity that benefits the world, and unfold a magnificent picture of jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind.

 Drawing leads, dream seeds grow into lush trees

In South Africa, white wind turbines stand majestically on the mountains of the De’A region, converting abundant wind energy into electrical energy and lighting up thousands of households. The De’A wind power project, constructed and operated by a Chinese company, has been connected to the grid for power generation in 2017, effectively alleviating the local power supply shortage, promoting economic development and improving the ecological environment.

“South Africa is the first African country to sign a cooperation document on the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative with China. It has been China’s largest trading partner in Africa for 13 consecutive years and is one of the countries with the largest investment stock of China in Africa...”

In August this year, when he went to Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit and pay a state visit to South Africa, President Xi Jinping published a signed article telling the vivid story of “the cake is getting bigger and bigger” in cooperation between the two countries.

On the ancient Silk Road, where “clouds sail high and stars fly day and night,” China and Africa communicate with each other and understand each other. At this meeting, witnessed by the two heads of state, the “Letter of Intent between China and South Africa on Agreeing to Deepen the “Belt and Road” Cooperation” was signed, showing a broader development prospect.

“Solid and substantial”, looking back on the 10-year history, the results of jointly building the “Belt and Road” are substantial and fruitful:

——So far, my country has signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” with 152 countries and 32 international organizations, covering five continents around the world;

——Leading the continuous deepening of my country’s opening up to the outside world, the border areas have changed from the “end” of opening up to the “frontier” of opening up, and the all-round opening up pattern of land and sea internal and external linkage and east-west mutual assistance has accelerated the formation;

——The concept of jointly building the “Belt and Road” has been written into the outcome documents of multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations and APEC. The construction results of the “Belt and Road” are solid, bringing more light, opportunities and prosperity to the world, and have been widely recognized by the international community. Recognize...

People clearly remember that on September 7, 2013, President Xi Jinping spoke affectionately at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan:

“My hometown, Shaanxi, is located at the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Standing here, looking back on history, I seem to hear the sound of camel bells echoing in the mountains, and see the curls of smoke flying in the desert. All of this makes me feel Very cordial.”

Less than a month later, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech in the Indonesian Parliament and pointed out: “For hundreds of years, the vast and distant sea has not become an obstacle to the exchanges between the two peoples, but has become a friendly link connecting the two peoples. Full of goods and products from the two countries. The fleet of passengers passed by, exchanging information and conveying friendship.”

Peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, mutual benefit and win-win results are the spirit of the Silk Road that is passed down from generation to generation.

In line with the historical trend of economic globalization, in line with the requirements of the times in the transformation of the global governance system, and in line with the strong desire of people of all countries to live a better life, President Xi Jinping’s pioneering “One Belt, One Road” initiative has given the ancient Silk Road a new dimension. The connotation of the times.

This is a profound reflection on the direction of human civilization that focuses on the general trend of historical development——

From a historical perspective: Human society is in an era of great development, transformation and adjustment. The trend of peaceful development is unstoppable, and the pace of change and innovation continues to move forward.

From a realistic perspective: We are in a world full of challenges, with peace deficits, development deficits, security deficits, and governance deficits facing all mankind.

President Xi Jinping pointed out: “Within the framework of international cooperation in the construction of the ‘Belt and Road’, all parties adhere to the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and sharing, and work together to respond to the challenges facing the world economy, create new development opportunities, seek new development momentum, and expand new development space. , achieve complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results, and continue to move towards a community with a shared future for mankind. This is my original intention in proposing this initiative, and it is also the highest goal I hope to achieve through this initiative.”

All things are born when they find their true nature, and everything becomes successful when they find their way.

In May 2017, President Xi Jinping took a group photo with distinguished guests from various countries attending the first “One Belt, One Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum in front of the giant painting “So Many Beauties” in the Great Hall of the People.

The peaks are towering, the mountains are high and the water is long.

President Xi Jinping’s words gathered broad consensus: “We can definitely draw wisdom and strength from the ancient Silk Road, advance cooperation in the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, mutual benefit and win-win, and jointly open up A brighter future.”

This is China’s long-term plan to promote high-level opening up and achieve mutual benefit and win-win——

The launch of the Belt and Road Initiative coincides with the 35th anniversary of reform and opening up.

During the critical period of comprehensively deepening reforms, promoting the “Belt and Road” construction was written into the decision of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and became an important measure to form a new pattern of all-round opening up.

In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China gave the “Belt and Road” construction a clear positioning—”a major strategic measure to expand opening up and a top-level design for economic diplomacy.”

In April 2016, the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee conducted the 31st collective study session on the historical Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the “Belt and Road” construction is a major measure for my country to implement all-round opening up under new historical conditions and an important platform for promoting mutual benefit and win-win results.

In October 2017, the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly stated that it will focus on the construction of the “Belt and Road”, adhere to the equal emphasis on bringing in and going out, follow the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, strengthen open cooperation in innovation capabilities, and form a linkage between land and sea and at home and abroad. An open pattern in which East and West help each other.

In October 2022, the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China deployed a special chapter to “accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and strive to promote high-quality development”, requiring “promoting high-level opening up” and emphasizing “promoting high-quality development of the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’” .

The theoretical crystallization derived from practice profoundly answers the questions of the times regarding the development connection between China and the world. The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative promotes China in the new era to continuously take new steps toward a new higher-level open economic system.

This is an important practical platform for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind——

On the journey of the great road, the world is for the common good.

Drawing on the ideological essence of “World View” and “Harmony Culture”, and in line with the Marxist “Community Thought”, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative closely connects the Chinese dream with the world dream, and creates a higher realm that transcends different ethnic groups and Global public goods from different countries and cultures.

“To promote the construction of the ‘Belt and Road’, we must focus on the fundamental issue of development, release the development potential of all countries, and achieve great economic integration, great development linkage, and great sharing of results”;

“Using the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative as a practical platform to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is proposed based on China’s reform, opening up and long-term development. It is also in line with the concept of world harmony that the Chinese nation has always upheld. It is also in line with the Chinese people’s tolerance and harmony. Wanbang’s view of the world occupies the commanding heights of international morality”…

A series of important statements made by General Secretary Xi Jinping have resonated with the international community.

In the past 10 years, China has held two “Belt and Road” international cooperation summit forums, providing an important platform for participating countries and international organizations to deepen exchanges, enhance mutual trust, and intensify exchanges, and create development opportunities for more countries and people.

In the past 10 years, General Secretary Xi Jinping has delivered important speeches at relevant symposiums three times, chaired meetings to study the planning of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, initiated the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund, and during his overseas visits and during domestic inspections, they cared about promoting the construction of major projects of the “Belt and Road” and called on all parties to join hands in high-quality construction of the “Belt and Road” on multilateral and international occasions...

The trickling water merges into the vast ocean; the bright stars turn into the Milky Way. From initiative to practice, from laying foundations and erecting columns and beams to taking root and lasting development, from the “big freehand brushwork” of planning the layout to the meticulous and delicate “meticulous painting”... 10 years of hard work, “One Belt, One Road” This dream seed gradually grew into a towering tree with lush branches and leaves.

We share the ups and downs and work together to cope with the changes of the times

Good news about China-Europe freight trains spreads frequently: the total number of China-Europe freight trains (Xi’an) exceeds 20,000; the “Yi-Xin-Europe” China-Europe freight train Yiwu platform opens the 19th route; the total number of China-Europe freight trains in the Yangtze River Delta has exceeded 20,000 , transporting more than 2 million TEUs of goods...

Continuously running, this “steel camel fleet” traveling to and from Eurasia has created a new pattern of international transportation between Asia and Europe, built a new platform for economic and trade cooperation along the route, and effectively guaranteed the stability of the international industrial and supply chains. It has now reached 25 European countries. 217 cities across the country have witnessed the extraordinary progress of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative.

A century of changes has been compounded by a century’s epidemic, anti-globalization trends have risen, unilateralism and protectionism have increased significantly, world economic recovery has been sluggish, and global problems have intensified... In the face of ups and downs and even stormy seas in the international situation, President Xi Jinping spoke with sonorous words: We are willing to work with our partners to build the Belt and Road into a road of cooperation that unites to cope with challenges, a road of health that safeguards people’s health and safety, a road of recovery that promotes economic and social recovery, and a road of growth that unleashes development potential.

We are in the same boat and working together to face challenges——

Late at night, Zhengzhou, Henan. At the Cargolux Zhengzhou station, workers are busy picking up flights and sending batches of goods to all over the world.

For Luxembourgers, this route carries special memories. During the COVID-19 epidemic, the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg route not only remained suspended, but also increased the number of flights, providing strong support for the transportation of materials between China and Europe. Luxembourg leaders have said that this is a lifeline for Luxembourg and the European region, and an air bridge that provides help in times of crisis.

More than three years ago, the epidemic of the century suddenly broke out, and mankind faced severe challenges. Should we fight side by side or watch from afar? Should we help each other or beggar-thy-neighbor? This tests human conscience, wisdom and courage.

President Xi Jinping gave the answer with a clear attitude: “The destinies of all countries are closely linked, and mankind is a community with a shared future that works together in the same boat. Whether it is responding to the epidemic or restoring the economy, we must follow the path of unity and cooperation and adhere to multilateralism. Promote connectivity and adhere to Openness and inclusiveness are the only way to cope with global crises and achieve long-term development, and international cooperation in jointly building the ‘Belt and Road’ can play an important role.”

Special trains of anti-epidemic materials, “vaccine flights”... In the past three years, China has provided hundreds of billions of anti-epidemic materials to 153 countries and 15 international organizations, and provided more than 22 anti-epidemic materials to more than 120 countries and international organizations. 100 million doses of vaccine, and launched the “Belt and Road” vaccine partnership initiative with 31 countries.

Walking hand in hand means sharing weal and woe and connected destiny, and is a profound manifestation of the inherent concept of jointly building the “Belt and Road” initiative.

Open cooperation to unleash the vitality of trade and investment——

In August this year, the five-day Seventh China-South Asia Expo came to an end in Kunming, Yunnan. 338 investment projects were signed together, with an agreed investment amount of 404 billion yuan.

In 2013, the year when the “Belt and Road” initiative was proposed, the first China-South Asia Expo was held in the “Spring City”. At that time, the total trade volume between China and South Asian countries was less than 100 billion U.S. dollars; in 2022, this figure was close to 200 billion U.S. dollars. China has been the largest trading partner of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives and other countries for many years in a row.

A wise man is good at planning, but he is not as good as at that time.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that taking the “Belt and Road” construction as an opportunity to carry out transnational connectivity, improve the level of trade and investment cooperation, and promote international production capacity and equipment manufacturing cooperation, in essence, it is to generate new demand by increasing effective supply and realize the world economy. Rebalance.

From 2013 to 2022, the import and export volume of goods trade and non-financial direct investment volume between China and the “Belt and Road” co-building countries increased at an average annual rate of 8.6% and 5.8% respectively; the two-way investment with the co-building countries has exceeded US$270 billion; in The cumulative value of newly signed contracts and completed turnover of jointly constructed national contracting projects exceeded US$1.2 trillion and US$800 billion respectively.

Faced with the pressure of weakening external demand, in the first three quarters of this year, my country’s imports and exports to co-founding countries were 14.32 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%, accounting for 46.5% of my country’s total imports and exports.

In the past 10 years, we have held large-scale cooperation and trade exhibitions such as the Canton Fair, the Service Trade Fair, the Consumer Expo, and the China International Import Expo, promoted the effective implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and initiated the establishment of international cooperation mechanisms such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank... Open China’s door is opening wider and wider, providing more opportunities for world economic recovery.

“This is an initiative for development, cooperation, and openness. It emphasizes equality and mutual benefit through extensive consultation, joint contribution, and sharing.” President Xi Jinping pointed out the gist.

Focus on development and inject stronger impetus into the prosperity and progress of all countries - On August 3, 2023, the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi’an-Tashkent) Shaanxi-Uzbekistan Economic and Trade Cooperation LONGi Green Energy Photovoltaic Module Product Export Train departed from Xi’an International Port Station, bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The photovoltaic modules shipped this time are the first batch of products for the 1 GW photovoltaic project in Uzbekistan. According to the agreement, Chinese companies will build two solar photovoltaic power stations in Uzbekistan, which are expected to generate 2.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and reduce natural gas consumption by approximately 588 million cubic meters per year.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the “Belt and Road” construction should not only focus on my country’s own development, but should use my country’s development as an opportunity to allow more countries to get on the express train of my country’s development and help them achieve their development goals.

Adhere to the correct view of justice and interests, put justice first and pursue both justice and interests, do not rush for quick success, and do not engage in short-term behavior; coordinate the common interests and divergent interests and concerns of our country and the countries we are co-building, find more intersections of interests, and mobilize co-construction National initiative... Over the past 10 years, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” has improved the level of global connectivity, promoted the prosperity and development of international investment and trade, and injected more certainty into the chaotic international situation.

President Xi Jinping sincerely expressed China’s attitude:

“China does not engage in petty geopolitical calculations, does not engage in closed and exclusive small circles, and does not engage in forced buying and selling over others”;

“The construction of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative is not about starting from scratch and starting over, but about achieving strategic docking and complementary advantages”;

“All countries are equal participants, contributors, and beneficiaries”;

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Numbers are the strongest evidence.

In the past 10 years, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” has attracted nearly one trillion US dollars in investment, formed more than 3,000 cooperation projects, created 420,000 jobs for the jointly built country, and lifted nearly 40 million people out of poverty.

In the past 10 years, China has signed intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation agreements with more than 80 co-building countries, built 9 transnational technology transfer platforms, strengthened scientific and technological innovation cooperation and exchanges, and accelerated the docking and sharing of innovation elements...

“With the development of time, the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative has continued to materialize, like a natural process of continuous growth and evolution. No other initiative has ever been so vital.” British scholar Martin Jacques wrote, “In the past 10 years, the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative has Initiatives have changed the world.”

Benefit the world and jointly promote high-quality development to benefit the people

On the banks of the Danube River, the newly put into operation sintering machines, heating furnaces and other production process transformation projects at the Smederevo Steel Plant of HBIS Group in Serbia are operating in an orderly manner, pushing the local economy into the “fast lane” of green development.

The predecessor of HBIS Sesteel was the Smederevo Steel Plant in Serbia, which was established in 1913. It almost went bankrupt due to operational problems. Under the guidance of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative, HBIS Group and the Serbian government signed an acquisition agreement in April 2016 to establish HBIS Serbian Steel, building a support platform and turning losses into profits in just half a year. In the seven years since its operation, HBIS Serbian Steel’s revenue has exceeded US$6 billion, and it has been Serbia’s largest export enterprise for four consecutive years. It has become a landmark project in the high-quality construction of the “Belt and Road” and a “golden business card” representing the image of Chinese enterprises.

In February 2022, when President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with President Vucic of Serbia, who was in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he pointed out that in recent years, relations between the two countries have achieved leapfrog development, and both sides have implemented a number of infrastructure, Important cooperation projects in energy, production capacity and other fields rank among the top among Central and Eastern European countries. At the same time, President Xi Jinping emphasized that “the traditional friendship between China and Serbia should be transformed into more practical cooperation results.”

Helping each other and pragmatic cooperation will bring more people’s livelihood and well-being. From the day the initiative was put forward, benefiting the people and benefiting people’s livelihood has been the unchanging goal of jointly building the “Belt and Road”.

Seven years ago, at a symposium on promoting the construction of the “Belt and Road”, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the construction of the “Belt and Road” should benefit the people of all countries along the route.

Five years ago, at the symposium on the fifth anniversary of promoting the construction of the “Belt and Road”, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it will benefit the people of the countries along the route and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Two years ago, at the third “Belt and Road” construction symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping set the direction for continuing to promote the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road”: aiming at high standards, sustainability, and benefiting people’s livelihood.

Over the past 10 years, we have taken the “hard connectivity” of infrastructure as an important direction, the “soft connectivity” of rules and standards as an important support, and the “heart-to-heart connectivity” of the people of the country as an important foundation. In the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road” , this road of happiness that benefits the world becomes wider and wider.

Time records each historical moment:

In December 2014, the Zemun-Borca Bridge in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, was completed and opened to traffic. This was the first bridge project undertaken by a Chinese company in Europe, ending the nearly 70-year history of only one bridge on the Danube River in Belgrade;

In January 2018, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway entered commercial operation. It is Africa’s first standard-gauge electrified passenger and freight co-line railway built entirely with Chinese technology and equipment. The logistics and transportation time from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to Djibouti is as fast as Costs are significantly reduced;

In December 2021, the China-Laos Railway will be fully operational. As a land expressway connecting Southeast Asia, the China-Laos Railway will break the dilemma of Laos’ “land-locked country” and make logistics and transportation fast and cost-controllable;

In March 2023, the first unit of the Karuma Hydropower Station, Uganda’s largest hydropower station built by a Chinese company, successfully generated electricity and was integrated into the Uganda National Grid. After all six units are put into operation, the total power generation will be increased by 600 megawatts, improving on the original basis. Nearly 50%, providing a steady stream of “green energy” for Uganda’s economic and social development;

On October 2, 2023, at the Halim High-Speed ​​Railway Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesian President Joko pressed the launch button at the opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed ​​Railway. The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail is the first time that China’s high-speed rail system, all factors, and the entire industry chain have been implemented overseas...

From the depths of history, the “One Belt and One Road” has meant water and electricity, roads and bridges, schools and hospitals, increased income, improved lives and a future worth looking forward to for the people of the co-building countries and regions. .

President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “Only development can the root causes of conflicts be eliminated. Only development can the basic rights of the people be protected. Only development can the people’s eager yearning for a better life be satisfied.”

In November 2021, at the third “Belt and Road” construction symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping told a past event:

More than 20 years ago, while working in Fujian, he received the visiting Governor of Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands Province, Rafa Nama. “I introduced Juncao technology to him, and the governor was very interested. I sent Lin Zhanxi from ‘The Love of Mountains and Seas’.”

Lin Zhanxi, a researcher at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, invented the Juncao technology of “replacing wood with grass” for growing edible fungi in the 1980s. Ling Yinong, the agricultural expert in the drama “Mountains and Seas”, is based on him. Shortly after that meeting, Lin Zhanxi went to the South Pacific island country, and thus wrote the story of “a small piece of grass, a love that lasts thousands of miles”.

Today, through exchanges and cooperation such as holding Juncao technology training courses, building Juncao technology demonstration bases, and cooperating with relevant United Nations departments to hold a series of seminars, this technology has been widely used in countries co-building the “Belt and Road”, and many people have Juncao technology has embarked on the road to get rid of poverty.

Among the stories of development, the most touching thing is the change of people.

“Small but beautiful projects have a direct impact on the people. In the future, small but beautiful projects should be regarded as a priority for foreign cooperation, strengthen overall planning, give full play to the role of foreign aid funds in making a difference, and form more down-to-earth and popular projects.” Xi Jinping The general secretary spoke with sincerity and sincerity.

Over the past 10 years, my country has carried out extensive multi-level and multi-field exchanges and cooperation with co-building countries to create a number of “small but beautiful” people’s livelihood projects, paving a development path that connects people’s hearts, reaches public opinion and benefits people’s livelihood:

The Tebenkhmun my country-Cambodia Friendship Hospital, which was built with China’s aid and put into use in Cambodia in 2022, has greatly improved local medical conditions and effectively reduced the cost of medical treatment for local residents;

The flour processing factory in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, has been revitalized with the support of my country’s process design and electromechanical equipment, and its production capacity has been greatly increased. “Made in China” flour has become a “hot commodity” locally;

The water plant in Mahalape Town in eastern Botswana has been upgraded with the help of Chinese companies. While “the village has never had water outage”, the water quality is also far higher than the standards stipulated by Botswana’s domestic water supply;

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This is the “road for talents” that is constantly paved - our country has successfully held more than 270 Juncao technology training courses, training more than 10,000 relevant talents for the joint construction of the country; Chinese enterprises have established overseas economic and trade cooperation zones in the joint construction of the country 421,000 local jobs have been created;

This is the “road to health” that continues to be strengthened - China actively expands cooperation with co-building countries in the fields of maternal and child health, rehabilitation of disabled people, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, traditional medicine and other fields, provides medical assistance and emergency treatment and assistance, and improves collaborative handling of emergencies. Ability to deal with public health emergencies;

This is the “road to poverty reduction” that has attracted much attention. China’s continued implementation of the rural poverty reduction promotion plan and poverty reduction demonstration cooperation technical assistance project is expected to lift 7.6 million people in the relevant countries out of extreme poverty and 3,200 people in the co-building countries by 2030. Ten thousand people would be lifted out of moderate poverty and would increase global income by 0.7% to 2.9%;

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Across oceans and continents, people are closely connected.

“The ‘Belt and Road’ construction is not an empty slogan, but a practical measure that is visible and tangible, and will bring tangible benefits to regional countries.” In the past 10 years, we have jointly built the country’s economic and social development and people’s lives. The improvement and sense of gain have become the most vivid annotation of President Xi Jinping’s important assertion.

Start a new journey and pave the road to benefit the world wider and further

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative, more and more partner countries are working with China in both directions to open a new chapter of cooperation.

At the beginning of the new year, President Xi Jinping held talks with Philippine President Marcos, who visited China for the first time since taking office. China and the Philippines renewed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative;

At the end of July, President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Georgia and Mauritania who were visiting China. China and Georgia respectively signed cooperation plans for jointly building the “Belt and Road”;

At the end of August, Kazakh Prime Minister Smailov stated that Kazakhstan is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China under the framework of the “Belt and Road Initiative” to benefit the two countries and their peoples...

What is continued is friendship and commitment, and what is promoted is the pragmatic action of joining hands in high-quality construction of the “Belt and Road”.

At present and in the future, our country is in a critical period when the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world’s major changes unseen in a century are intertwined and stirred up by each other. Changes in the world, the times, and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way.

“This year marks the tenth anniversary of my proposing the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. The fundamental starting point and goal of this initiative is to explore new ways to develop together with close and distant neighbors, and to open up a ‘happy road’ that benefits all countries and the world.” In May this year , President Xi Jinping stated this when he attended the opening ceremony of the second plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum of the Eurasian Economic Union via video link.

A great country takes responsibility and keeps its word.

Promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative and bring new opportunities to the world with China’s new development——

On August 26 this year, after returning to China from his overseas trip, General Secretary Xi Jinping listened to work reports from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in Urumqi.

“We should start from reality and do a good job in opening up to the outside world, speed up the construction of the core area of ​​the ‘Belt and Road’, and make Xinjiang the bridgehead for my country’s opening to the west.” General Secretary Xi Jinping is thinking about it despite the dusty journey.

In Shaanxi in May this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized “to integrate more deeply into the overall pattern of jointly building the ‘Belt and Road’ and to strengthen momentum and vitality in expanding internal and external opening up.” In Inner Mongolia in June this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized “to actively Participate in the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’ and the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, and improve the level of opening up to the outside world”...

In July this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the second meeting of the 20th Central Committee for Comprehensive Deepening Reforms. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to closely connect the construction of a new higher-level open economic system with national strategies such as high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system.

With China-Europe freight trains and the New Western Land-Sea Corridor as links, regional coordinated development strategies and major regional strategies are stimulating each other. China’s opening up to the outside world is advancing in depth, and its advantages in ultra-large-scale markets and industrial and supply chains are continuing to be released, creating more demand and bringing more benefits to the world. Come more opportunities.

Since the beginning of this year, dignitaries from various countries have visited China intensively. The China Development Forum, Boao Forum for Asia, China International Consumer Goods Expo, China Import and Export Fair, and the 2023 Service Trade Fair have been held successively, and international guests have arrived one after another...

“China is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, unswervingly promoting high-quality development and high-level opening up, and unswervingly safeguarding world peace and promoting common development.” President Xi Jinping’s words said that “China is good, and the world is good.” The profound connotation of “better” also reveals the inevitable logic of China’s promotion of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”.

Promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative and promote the reform of global governance in a more fair and reasonable direction——

As night falls, the village of Padmabari in Bangladesh is lit up with lights. In 2018, with the support of project funds from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Padmabari Village ended its history of being without electricity. This project benefits 12.5 million rural people in Bangladesh.

“The initiative to establish the AIIB is a constructive move by China to assume more international responsibilities, promote the improvement of the existing international economic system, and provide international public goods. It will help promote mutual benefit and win-win results for all parties.” President Xi Jinping elaborated on this new initiative. far-reaching significance.

Today, the AIIB has grown from 57 founding members to 106 members, approved a total of 218 projects, raised a total of more than US$41 billion in financing, mobilized nearly US$140 billion in capital, and benefited 34 members within and outside Asia.

At present, world economic growth needs new impetus, development needs to be more inclusive and balanced, and the gap between rich and poor needs to be effectively bridged.

Establish the Silk Road Fund and promote the formal inclusion of the RMB into the Special Drawing Rights currency basket; face many development problems such as disease, poverty, and climate change, and promote the effective docking and synergy between the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. …China has been taking action.

As President Xi Jinping said when he met with Namibian President Hage Geingob in August this year: “The Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to embark on a socialist path with Chinese characteristics. At the same time, it strives to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. A series of initiatives to enable developing countries to achieve common development and prosperity and strive for more equal rights for developing countries.”

Promote the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road” and jointly plan a beautiful home for mankind——

In May of this year, President Xi Jinping and the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries gathered together in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province to discuss plans and draw a new blueprint for China-Central Asia relations.

Ten years ago, during his visit to Central Asia, President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt.

Over the past 10 years, China and Central Asian countries have joined hands to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the Silk Road, and have made every effort to build future-oriented in-depth cooperation, bringing bilateral relations into a new era: the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Highway crosses the Tianshan Mountains, the China-Tajikistan Highway conquers the Pamir Plateau; China-Europe The trains pass through Central Asia, constantly connecting the goods trade and transportation network between China and Central Asia; the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline and the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline cross the vast desert and head east...

“Chang’an joins hands again, and then takes care of the daughter.” Now, the two sides have taken a step further: President Xi Jinping and the five heads of state of Central Asia have agreed to work together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

We share a common destiny and pursue our dreams together.

“I proposed the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to implement the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words were sonorous.

Actions continue to advance: There are more and more bilateral communities with a shared future, such as the China-Laos community and the China-Pakistan community, and the construction of multilateral communities with a shared future, such as the China-Africa community, the China-Arab community, and the China-Latin America community, is steadily advancing.

Consensus continues to build: The construction of the “Belt and Road” conforms to the strong desire of people of all countries to share development opportunities and create a better life, and meets the inherent requirements of building a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, inclusiveness, cleanness and beauty, and has become a joint effort of all parties. The broad road towards a community with a shared future for mankind.

“China will hold the third ‘Belt and Road’ International Cooperation Summit Forum, and welcomes all parties to participate in the forum activities and jointly pave this road of happiness that benefits the world wider and further.” President Xi Jinping issued a new “Silk Road” message to the world. Road invitation.”

It’s another golden autumn.

From October 17th to 18th, the third “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum will arrive as scheduled. This is a grand commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. It will also be a grand event to sum up experience, draw up a blueprint, and lead the high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” to continue to move forward.

A new journey is about to begin.

Toward the grand goal of Chinese-style modernization and unswervingly promoting the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road”, China will join hands with the world to jointly write a new chapter of the Silk Road Era in which countries are mutually beneficial and win-win, people know each other, and civilizations learn from each other. Promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and make new and greater contributions.

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zou Wei, An Bei, Chen Weiwei, Zheng Mingda, Ye Haoming, Yan Fujing and Li Dexin (Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 15)