A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind is China’s answer to the call of the time in a world divided by geopolitical tensions, and as humanity confronts existential threats due to climate change.
The connectivity and development are the future of our generation for living in a peaceful environment and the initiative is a long-term platform that will always provide opportunities of prosperity to all.
Uruguay is an “excellent” example of how BRI cooperation can be very positive, said Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan Ambassador to China. “We have [witnessed] an increase of more than 50% in our trade since we joined the initiative,” he said, adding that cooperation projects are fiscally responsible and rooted in Uruguayan values. “We have zero debt with China. So we are an example that we can join the initiative and we can contribute with our own principles and specificities.” Check out the full interview.
Pakistani Prime Minister’s five-day visit opened up new growth points for CPEC’s high quality development, consolidated two-way investment cooperation, and demonstrated principled support for regional and international security.
Georgia has emerged as a gateway between Europe and Asia and is ready to play a more important role in the Belt and Road Initiative, said Archil Kalandia, Georgian Ambassador to China. “We are ready to be involved with our port infrastructure, with our railway infrastructure, with our highway infrastructure, to play a more important role in Belt and Road Initiative,” he said. Georgia was one of the first signatories to the BRI, officially signing a memorandum of cooperation with China in 2015.
The BRI originates in China, but its achievements and opportunities belong to the world.
The BRI has introduced inclusive free trade rules. It has not put the interests of one or a few specific countries first, but has involved developing countries in the process of economic globalization.
Despite the dangerous trajectory international relations have taken, cooperation is still possible and the BRI remains a tool that can contribute to worldwide prosperity.
The second decade of the BRI will see further contributions to the UN 2030 SDGs. BRI countries will also play an increasingly important role in IMF and WTO reforms and in upholding multilateralism.
While a lot is changing in the world, there are some things that do not: the Belt and Road Initiative’s drive for common prosperity, for example, is just one of the goals that it is steadily pursuing.
Whereas the West largely ignores suffering caused by increased global economic inequality, China’s Belt and Road Initiative provides a proactive solution.
The Yiwu-Madrid freight rail service, a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative, is an opportunity for European companies to enter the vast Chinese market.
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