Connecting the Dots
The BRI has contributed to the promotion of trade facilitation by improving transportation links and connectivity, reducing the turnaround transactions period and the cost of moving goods for trade between African countries.
The BRI has contributed to the promotion of trade facilitation by improving transportation links and connectivity, reducing the turnaround transactions period and the cost of moving goods for trade between African countries.
The China-Nepal railway project carries huge expectations of the two peoples. This project will be a game-changer for Nepal’s economic development after its completion.
To make the American vision for the new era, whereby ‘every nation can choose its own path and its own partners’ a reality, the United States must put down its cudgel and show true respect for the development path of other countries.
Given the U.S. has made too many empty promises about global governance in recent years, the IMEC’s ‘balancing’ ideology perhaps actually deepen the divide instead of bridging it.
The BRI has paved the way for a new global cooperation platform promoting openness, inclusiveness, and sustainable development.
The brand-new comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has done justice to wide-ranging diplomatic and economic growth points while positioning relations as a catalyst for Sino-African unity in the new era.
It is not about ‘choosing sides’ through ideological struggles or bloc confrontation. It is about maximizing national benefits to unleash economic transportation so that Bangladesh can rise from once being an impoverished country to a modern industrial nation – a path that reflects China’s story, too.
The expansion of BRICS to eleven members will advance the process of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
When assessing China’s role in promoting the development of Africa, the distinction between the continent’s state pre- and post-BRI is clear for everyone to see. Facts don’t lie.
In this spirit of partnership, the Belt and Road Initiative and Saudi Vision 2030 beckon us to envision a world where boundaries are bridges and differences are opportunities.
The Johannesburg BRICS Summit will amplify the voice of the Global South while strengthening the position of BRICS as the new leaders of global governance.