BRI Broadens Scope
From physical infrastructure, cooperation is expanding into digital and health sectors.
From physical infrastructure, cooperation is expanding into digital and health sectors.
Deepening cooperation between China and the Central Asian countries can benefit the people in the region and improve their livelihoods, thereby contributing to stability and prosperity in the Eurasian continent and the world at large.
For ASEAN countries, maintaining its neutrality and centrality in the era of big power competition no doubt demands skilled diplomacy.
The goal is clear: to encourage investment and the sharing of knowledge and technology in order to turn Africa’s high-quality natural resources into high value-added goods that benefit Africans and generate job opportunities for African youth.
Chinese investment is really a great opportunity in the current landscape, because after the financial crisis, we have a squeeze of total investment flows in the world, and the post-crisis process was not enough sufficient in order to build more flows of direct foreign investment.
The digital silk road is an essential component of the Belt and Road Initiative because it enables the full utilisation of the physical BRI infrastructure.
Undeniably, infrastructural connectivity is a ‘game changer’ that can transform an economic backwater into a bustling hub of economic growth.
The BRI has also boosted economic growth in more than 20 major economies and almost every region of the world, and significantly promoted global growth.
Ultimately, the Belt and Road Initiative stands as an anchor of Global South solidarity and offers hope for the development of the world’s countries to accelerate their economies, broaden their horizons and break out of the unequal economic global system.
Common development is a long-standing desire of humanity. The BRI aims to make it a reality through its pursuit of high-quality supply chains, resilient development and comprehensive consultations.
The trend-bucking growth of trade between China and the LACs amid worldwide pandemic ravages bodes well for future win-win cooperation between both parties.
Connectivity will be a key thrust area. A better connectivity network should be created, spanning land, sea and air transport as well as cyberspace.