Special feature of the ＂Belt and Road＂ summit forum： Why the ＂Belt and Road＂ event is highly anticipated —— An answer from the world’s ＂circle of friends＂

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 15th Special feature: Why is the "Belt and Road" event highly anticipated — — Answers from the world’s "friends circle"

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Qiu Xia Zhu Ruiqing Liu Pinran

　　In October, the third "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum will be held in Beijing. This is the most grand event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, and it is also an important platform for all parties to discuss high-quality cooperation in building the Belt and Road Initiative. Overseas people have expressed full expectations for this grand event.

　　Where do these expectations come from? Please see the answer given by building the "Belt and Road" and "Friends Circle".

　　Looking forward to coming from "change"

　　On May 28th, China-Laos Railway passenger train passed the Mekong River Bridge in Luang Prabang, Laos (photo of drone). Xinhua News Agency (photo by Chen Chang)

　　The expectation of the world comes from the "changes" that happen around people.

　　Kaifa, 24, is the dispatcher of Luang Prabang Maintenance Management Center of Laozhong Railway Co., Ltd. In his eyes, "change" means that villagers get on the train and travel becomes convenient.

　　China-Laos Railway is the first modern railway in Laos. Since it was put into operation in December 2021, the beautiful "Lancang" EMU has quickly integrated into the daily life of the Lao people, and the Lao people have entered the "EMU era".

　　From Kunming, China in the north to Vientiane, Laos in the south, the opportunity for development and prosperity extends along the railway tracks, and China-Laos Railway crosses mountains and rivers, helping Laos realize its dream of changing from a "land lock country" to a "land link country". Since the beginning of this year, the freight volume in China-Laos Railway has risen sharply, covering Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries. In July this year, the train link between China-Laos Railway and Central Europe was completed, forming a new channel connecting Asia and Europe.

　　According to Rawal Searle, a global affairs analyst in Nigeria, the "changes" brought by the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative to Africa’s most populous country abound, "from the new terminal of Abuja International Airport, the capital, to the blue line of Lagos light rail, and then to the deep-water port of Laiji, ‘ Belt and Road ’ The project has promoted the infrastructure construction of this country in an all-round and three-dimensional way. " Searle hopes that the third "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum will become another opportunity for Nepal and China to deepen cooperation.

　　Melaku Mulu Alem, a senior researcher at the Institute of Strategic Affairs in Ethiopia, interprets "change" as "building the Belt and Road" cooperation has promoted the development of green energy in Africa, and "benefited from the participation of Chinese enterprises in construction, Ethiopia’s hydropower and wind power projects have made great progress, greatly improving the utilization level of renewable energy". Mulu Alem expects that the summit forum will provide a platform for countries to jointly promote sustainable development cooperation projects.

　　Farhat Asif, director of the Institute of Peace and Diplomacy in Islamabad, Pakistan, pointed out that the level of interconnection between Pakistan and neighboring countries has been greatly improved, which is a far-reaching "change". She said that as an important pilot project to jointly build the "Belt and Road", the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has built a modern road network, railways and ports for Pakistan, which has promoted the efficient flow of goods and people, reduced transportation time and logistics costs, and promoted Pakistan’s economic and trade growth. Asif hoped that the summit forum could reach more cooperation plans on global infrastructure construction, economic cooperation and other issues.

　　Looking forward to coming from the "people’s heart"

　　On April 12th, in Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Professor Tafang explained the function and usage of the green electric energy display platform to students. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Ospanov)

　　The expectation of the world comes from the common "people’s hearts".

　　"The land ends here and the sea begins in Sri Lanka." Camons, the Portuguese "poetic soul", once described his motherland in such a romantic way. Hundreds of years ago, China blue-and-white porcelain crossed the ocean and came to Portugal, where it merged with local porcelain production technology to form a unique "Portuguese Blue". Hundreds of years later, China and Portugal at the east and west ends of the Eurasian continent, with the platform named after the ancient oriental craftsmen, collided with more beautiful modern craft sparks and built another bridge connecting the people. This is the "Luban Workshop".

　　"Here, I not only learned to use various robots and visual equipment, but also developed an industrial communication research project." Portuguese student Alexandre geraldo studied practical training in Luban Workshop, and gained a lot in recent years. In 2018, the Luban Workshop in Portugal, jointly built by Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology and setubal Institute of Technology in Portugal, officially signed a contract to train talents in electrical automation and industrial robots.

　　From Portugal to Thailand and Tajikistan, and then to Djibouti and Benin, China colleges and universities have cooperated with more than 20 national colleges and universities in Asia, Africa and Europe to build one Luban workshop after another, creating a "golden signboard" for international vocational education cooperation.

　　Take the interests of the world as the benefit and the hearts of the people as the heart. In the past ten years, the "One Belt, One Road" has been built with people as the center, and a number of cooperative brands including Luban Workshop have been built, focusing on eradicating poverty, increasing employment and improving people’s livelihood, so that the fruits of cooperation can better benefit people of all countries.

　　China fungus grass grows on the land of Asia, Africa, Latin America and South Pacific countries, helping local people get rid of poverty, and is called "rich grass" and "happy grass"; China’s foreign aid medical team went to many countries to send light to cataract patients, and watered the flower of friendship with wonderful hands and kindness … … Many "small but beautiful, quick results, benefiting people’s livelihood" projects have been solidly promoted, and the sense of gain and happiness of the people who have jointly built the country has been continuously enhanced.

　　Standing at the new starting point of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the co-construction partners expect the summit forum to promote cooperation results to better benefit the people and make more tangible contributions to the economic and social development of all countries.

　　According to Amadou Diop, a Senegalese expert on China, the "Belt and Road" has a very positive impact on the social economy and people’s life of the country, and it is a real initiative of "winning people’s hearts, benefiting people’s livelihood and benefiting the world".

　　Eggerton University and Nanjing Agricultural University in China cooperated to establish the China — "One Belt, One Road" Joint Laboratory of Crop Molecular Biology in Kenya. Richard Moulois, Vice President of Eggerton University, said that the deepening of agricultural cooperation between Africa and China will boost agricultural reform in Africa and effectively benefit people’s livelihood in Africa.

　　Experts and scholars from many countries believe that the "One Belt, One Road" initiative has played an important role in improving the living standards of the people in the co-construction countries through poverty reduction cooperation, agricultural technology exchange training and vocational education. We look forward to taking the summit forum as an opportunity to coordinate the cooperation of all parties and realize people-oriented sustainable development.

　　Looking forward to coming from "justice"

　　The picture shows the landscape layout of the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum, which was filmed near the Beijing National Convention Center on October 14th. Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Huanzong photo

　　The expectation of the world comes from the "fairness" of cooperation.

　　For thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road has witnessed the grand occasion of "emissaries face each other on the road, and business trips are endless" and "Yun Fan is high, and the stars are flying around the clock", which has promoted the exchanges and mutual learning between the East and the West and accumulated the Silk Road spirit with peaceful cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning and mutual benefit as its core.

　　Nowadays, building the "Belt and Road" draws wisdom and strength from the ancient Silk Road and the spirit of the Silk Road, actively advocates the concept of win-win cooperation and the correct concept of justice and benefit, insists that all countries are equal participants, contributors and beneficiaries, and promotes economic integration, development linkage and achievement sharing.

　　This is the "fairness" that we adhere to in building the "Belt and Road". This great cooperation across land, sea and Unicom is not a solo, but a chorus of all parties; It’s not a private path, but sunshine avenue, where everyone walks hand in hand.

　　"China adheres to the principle of tolerance and consultation, which helps to reach consensus with relevant countries in economic development projects." Abdel-Sater Abasi, associate professor of Islamabad University, Pakistan Southern Committee on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, said.

　　According to Francisco Taiana, a professor at the Argentine National University of Kilmes, the cooperation in building the "Belt and Road" through exchanges and consultations is one of the important reasons for the success of building the "Belt and Road" in the world. "Ten years ‘ Belt and Road ’ Good results and long-term planning for the future are conducive to avoiding ‘ Zero-sum game ’ , better realize globalization, so that people all over the world can benefit from it. At ‘ Belt and Road ’ On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the initiative, we should sum up our experience and plan the future of this important initiative in depth. "

　　“‘ Belt and Road ’ The international cooperation summit forum discusses world development from the height of the destiny of all mankind. Here, everyone has equal right to speak. This is a grand gathering for all parties to seek development opportunities and build a beautiful and happy home. " Willem Pachaunppadi, director of the Thailand-China Belt and Road Research Center, expects that the summit forum will make new and important contributions to building consensus and promoting international cooperation on the Belt and Road, especially the participation of developing countries in building the Belt and Road. (Participating in reporters: Chao Jiang, Hou Ming, Yang Zhe, Wang Ping, Wang Zhongyi, Gao Bo, Zhang Jianhua, Yu Qianliang, Zheng Shibo, Zhu Yubo, Yao Bing, Shen Danlin, Li Ao, Shi Zhongyu)