2023-10-20 02:52:56
Original title: Unite and cooperate to embark on a new journey of “One Belt, One Road” development—The world’s response to President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third “One Belt, One Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum
On October 18, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 3rd Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum at the Great Hall of the People and delivered a keynote speech. He reviewed the achievements of the past 10 years, summarized successful experiences, and announced that China supports high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. “The eight actions emphasize that China is willing to deepen the “Belt and Road” cooperative partnership with all parties, promote the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” into a new stage of high-quality development, and make unremitting efforts to realize the modernization of all countries in the world.
President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech aroused strong response from the international community. Overseas public opinion and people believed that President Xi Jinping’s speech conveyed an important message of unity, cooperation and win-win to the world, and laid out a blueprint for the new development journey of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. Countries unite and cooperate to achieve development and prosperity and jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, injecting new impetus into the process.
Working hand in hand, the “One Belt, One Road” has prospered and achieved fruitful results
“President Xi Jinping’s speech not only reviewed and summarized the past 10 years of cooperation in building the Belt and Road Initiative, but also provided guidance for the future development of the Belt and Road Initiative.” After listening to the speech at the Great Hall of the People, Tonga Finance Minister Teofilusi Tiuetti said, “I am deeply impressed by President Xi Jinping’s announcement of China’s eight actions to support high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. These actions will drive more countries to unite, Let’s work together to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”
“The future of jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative is bright and desirable. It is regarding construction, not destruction. This is why the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative has vitality and sustainable development.” South Africa, who also participated in the opening ceremony of the forum, David Monyaei, director of the Africa-China Studies Center at the University of Johannesburg, said. Mengyaei believes that the keynote speech reflects President Xi Jinping’s profound insight into the current international situation and in-depth thinking on high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. The “One Belt, One Road” process has “important milestone significance”.
In the past 10 years, the “Belt and Road” cooperation has extended from the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America. More than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations have signed cooperation documents on the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and achieved historic achievements. Manju Tile, a reporter from Nepal’s The New Paper who participated in the report of this summit forum, said that the increasing number of participants in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” cooperation reflects the global appeal of this important initiative. She believes that the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has promoted infrastructure construction and trade investment in many countries, including Nepal, and has played an important role in promoting poverty reduction and economic development in jointly building countries and implementing the global development agenda.
In his speech, President Xi Jinping mentioned that “a large number of iconic projects and ‘small but beautiful’ projects that benefit people’s livelihood have taken root.” Moses Oziambo, a reporter for Kenya’s “Star”, was deeply touched by this. In his hometown, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, a landmark project of the China-Kenya Belt and Road Initiative that connects the port of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi, has been operating safely for more than six years, driving local economic growth by more than two percentage points and vigorously promoting connectivity in the East African region. “Thanks to this railway, containers can now be transported directly from the port to the inland, making it easier for Kenyan people to travel.” Oziambo said that the “Belt and Road” cooperation project jointly built by Kenya and China has improved Kenya’s development level and changed changed the lives of many Kenyans.
Mahmood Hasan Khan, Executive Director of the Center for South Asian and International Studies in Islamabad, Pakistan, spoke eloquently regarding the results of cooperation between Pakistan and China in building the “Belt and Road”: As an important pilot project in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation The corridor project plays a huge role in promoting the construction of transportation and energy infrastructure; the Pakistan-China agricultural cooperation project has achieved fruitful results. Pakistani high-tech agricultural talents who have returned from studying in China are in the fields, using their knowledge to guide local farmers to increase production and income; they have entered the industry The enterprises in the park have brought a large number of jobs to the local area; projects such as the Vocational and Technical College, Luban Workshop, and China-Pakistan Friendship Hospital have provided help to local people in various fields… “These cooperation results are visible and tangible, and they are the starting point for all Pakistani people.” From the bottom of my heart, I firmly support the fundamental motivation of deepening the ‘iron’ friendship between Pakistan and China and building a closer community of shared future between Pakistan and China.”
Melaku Mulualem, a senior researcher at the Ethiopian Institute of Strategic Affairs, was deeply inspired by President Xi Jinping’s speech. Muluallem said that Ethiopia is a model for China-Africa cooperation in jointly building the “Belt and Road”. The riverside green development project in Addis Ababa has improved the local ecological environment. The industrial park built by Chinese companies has made important contributions to promoting the industrialization of Ethiopia. The China-African Union African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters project has helped Africa improve public health. ability.
Sergei Komishan, executive director of the Russian petrochemical giant SIBUR, pointed out that the “One Belt, One Road” initiative promotes connectivity and economic and trade development in the co-building countries, benefits all participants, and truly improves the well-being of the people in the co-building countries. “Russia and China have continued to intensify strategic coordination and trade exchanges under the framework of the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, realizing complementary advantages and fully unleashing the cooperation potential of the jointly built region,” Komishan said.
Mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation to build the “Belt and Road” stands on the right side of history
President Xi Jinping emphasized in his speech that the achievements made in the past 10 years are precious and the experience is worth summarizing. We deeply realize that mankind is an interdependent community with a shared future. When the world is good, China will be good; when China is good, the world will be better. We deeply realize that only win-win cooperation can accomplish things, do good things, and do great things. We deeply realize that the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, and mutual benefit is the most important source of strength for jointly building the “Belt and Road”.
In Indonesia, more than 75% of the services and procurement for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project jointly built by China and Indonesia are in Indonesia, which has a significant effect on local supply chains and labor employment. Bambang Suryono, chairman of the Asian Innovation Research Center, an Indonesian think tank, said that the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was officially put into operation on the 17th, marking Indonesia’s entry into the high-speed rail era. The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project has trained thousands of technical personnel for Indonesia, reflecting the spirit of mutual benefit and win-win advocated by cooperation in building the “Belt and Road”. “It is precisely by adhering to the concept that if the world is good, China will be good; if China is good, the world will be better,” China has built a platform for international public goods such as the “Belt and Road Initiative” and worked with other countries to make the cake of cooperation bigger. “
President Xi Jinping emphasized that through the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, China’s door to the outside world will be opened wider and wider, and the Chinese market will be more closely connected with the world market. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates, who has visited China many times, has a deep understanding of this: China actively promotes high-level opening up, which not only promotes high-quality development of the Chinese economy, but also contributes to Arab-China cooperation and global cooperation. Development brings new opportunities because all parties involved can give full play to their respective advantages, strengthen cooperation and achieve win-win results.
From the continuous growth of passenger and cargo throughput on the China-Laos railway, to industrial poverty alleviation to promote the industrialization process in Laos, to the aid of the construction of Mahoso General Hospital to improve local medical standards… In the past 10 years, China-Laos cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Sikun Boonwelay, a senior Lao diplomat and former secretary-general of the Laos-China Friendship Association, said that the cooperation in building the “Belt and Road” has brought multiple benefits to Laos’ economic and social development. Laos has made great achievements in trade and investment, cargo transportation, tourism and other fields. Make great progress. “President Xi Jinping mentioned that ‘Giving roses to others will leave a lingering fragrance in your hands, and achieving success for others will also help yourself’, conveying a message: The international community should join hands to help each other, provide more development opportunities for developing countries, and jointly Committed to peaceful development.”
Sherik Korzhumbayev, editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan Business News who attended the summit forum in Beijing, also resonated with the important experience of “win-win cooperation” in jointly building the “Belt and Road”. He said that Kazakhstan-China cooperation has vigorously developed infrastructure connectivity, covering roads, railways, oil and gas pipelines, etc., which has promoted Kazakhstan’s economic development and created more development opportunities for joint construction partners.
“President Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech that countries with faster economic development should help their partners who are temporarily lagging behind. This sentence speaks to the hearts of the vast number of developing countries.” Mahmood Hassan Khan said, Communist Party of China The cooperation in building the “Belt and Road” demonstrates China’s ambition and responsibility as a responsible major country and promotes the common development of developing countries.
The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” does not involve ideological confrontation, geopolitical games, or group political confrontation. It opposes unilateral sanctions, economic coercion, and “decoupling and breaking links.” Merthan Dindar, director of the Asia-Pacific Studies Center at Ankara University in Turkey, strongly agrees with this. He said that 10 years of practice have shown that the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has brought prosperity to the vast number of developing countries. “This is an initiative that promotes unity.”
Deepen the integrationAs a way to point out the direction for high-quality development in jointly building the “Belt and Road”
President Xi Jinping pointed out in his keynote speech that China is comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization. What we pursue is not China’s modernization alone, but we look forward to working with other countries, including developing countries, to realize modernization together.
Horvath Levent (Chinese name Levent), director of the Eurasian Center at John von Neumann University in Hungary, has published a monograph on the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. After listening to the speech at the scene, Levant said that some Western countries often talk regarding cooperation with other countries with a arrogant attitude, and “the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’ provides developing countries with a new model of equal and harmonious international cooperation, so there is More and more countries are willing to cooperate with China.”
In his speech, President Xi Jinping announced eight actions for China to support high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and emphasized that China is willing to deepen the “Belt and Road” cooperative partnership with all parties and promote the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” to enter a new stage of high-quality development. , making unremitting efforts to realize the modernization of countries around the world.
“President Xi Jinping’s speech reflects China’s vision for future cooperation in jointly building the ‘Belt and Road’, as well as China’s determination to continue to promote high-quality joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road’.” Joseph Mutamboba, an expert on state relations and foreign affairs in Rwanda, believes , the eight actions announced by President Xi Jinping will further promote global connectivity and economic development as well as exchanges and cooperation among co-building countries, and help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Meda, a 27-year-old Cambodian, is a water supply and drainage engineer who is currently working on an international airport project undertaken by a Chinese company in Cambodia. He is very concerned regarding the action of “building a three-dimensional interconnected network of the ‘Belt and Road'”. “China supports Cambodia in building a large number of infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, airports, and ports, which has brought great convenience to the Cambodian people and will also have a positive impact on Cambodia’s future economic development.” Maida said, “President Xi Jinping announced The eight actions made me feel China’s good will and firm confidence in helping all countries achieve development.”
Baltao Györgyi, deputy director of the comprehensive office of China Railway Electrification Bureau Group (Hungary) Co., Ltd., which is involved in the construction of the Hungary-Serbia railway, noted that the eight actions announced by President Xi Jinping include “promoting green development.” “During the construction process of the Hungarian section of the Hungary-Serbia railway, the builders always put the protection of biodiversity first.” Baltao felt from personal experience that the cooperation results in jointly building the “Belt and Road” were solid and brought great benefits to the world. More light, opportunity and prosperity.
“The joint construction of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative has promoted interconnection, so that the mountains are no longer high and the roads are no longer long.” Willen Phichiwongpadi, director of the Thailand-China “Belt and Road” Research Center, believes that the eight-year plan announced by President Xi Jinping This action has pointed out the direction for all parties to continue to promote high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has made the vision of peaceful development and jointly building a better world deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Former Nepalese Prime Minister Jalana Nath Khanal said that President Xi Jinping described a bright future for cooperation in jointly building the “Belt and Road” in his speech. He believes that the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has promoted connectivity and enhanced the integration of different cultures and civilizations. It is a vivid embodiment of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, provides new ideas for improving global governance, and has achieved great success. He believes that There will be many more achievements to come.
“In the past 10 years, I have personally experienced the promotion of people-to-people exchanges between countries through the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and have seen the fruitful results of this cooperation.” Ujhay Ishte, Member of the European Parliament and Vice Chairman of the Transport and Tourism Committee Wan said the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative advocates openness and inclusiveness and welcomes the participation of all like-minded people, which will help countries work together to deal with various global risks and challenges. He expects that cooperation in building the “Belt and Road” will make greater contributions to maintaining regional and world peace and promoting global common development.
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