Xi stresses comprehensively advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed comprehensively advancing high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when addressing a symposium on BRI development, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Monday.
It is imperative to strengthen strategic confidence, maintain strategic focus and act courageously with a sense of responsibility to create a brighter future for Belt and Road cooperation, Xi said.
Since the initiative was put forth in 2013, major achievements have been made in Belt and Road cooperation, which contributed to enhancing China's friendship with participating countries and promoting their economic and social development, Xi said.
Noting that the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change in recent years, he urged efforts to appropriately manage all types of risks and challenges and effectively address the impact of geopolitical conflicts while advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
It is necessary to properly handle the relationship between strengthening participating countries' sense of fulfillment and ensuring the benefits for China, Xi said, while calling for concrete measures to safeguard China's overseas interests.
Xi consecutively proposed building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in 2013. The pairing later came to be known as the BRI.
For more than a decade, China has worked hand in hand with various parties to promote the initiative as a widely welcomed international public good and cooperation platform. Today, the BRI has evolved from ideas into actions and from a vision into reality.
Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University, hailed the BRI as "a remarkable success," not only in establishing a connected network along its route but also through the implementation of numerous infrastructure projects. "This initiative has fostered mutual understanding and shared benefits, creating a positive framework for cooperative development, and contributing to the establishment of an open and inclusive international order," Li told the Global Times.
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