TheBeltandRoadCooperationHasOpenedup
aBroaderSpaceforDevelopment
Overthepastfiveyears,inthespiritofgenuinemultilateralismandundertheprincipleofjointconsultation,ChinaandotherBeltandRoadco-constructioncountrieshavelaunchedandcompletedtheMombasa-NairobiRailway,theAddisAbaba–DjiboutiRailway,theChina-LaosRailway,theKarachiNuclearPowerPlant,thePeljesacBridge,aswellastheJakarta-BandungHigh-SpeedRailway,theHungary-SerbiaRailwayandtheSino-ThailandRailwayunderconstruction.Thesecountriesandtheirpeoplehaveseentangiblebenefits:Pakistanhasbroughtelectricitytomorepeoplewiththecompletionofitspowerstation;TheoperationoftheMongolia-NairobirailwayinKenyahasgreatlyreducedfreightcostsandpromotedtrade.Inmanycountries,BeltandRoadprojectshavecreatedbothjobopportunitiesforthepeopleandmoretaxrevenueforthegovernments.
Overthepastfiveyears,thecircleoffriendsforBeltandRoadcooperationhasbeenexpanding.In2022,Argentina,Nicaragua,SyriaandMalawisignedMemorandumsofUnderstandingwithChinatojointlybuildtheBeltandRoad.Sofar,151countriesand32internationalorganizationshavesignedmorethan200documentsonBeltandRoadcooperationwithChina.
FactshaveprovedthattheBeltandRoadInitiativehasbecomeapopularinternationalpublicgoodandanimportantplatformforpromotingthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Followingtheprincipleofextensiveconsultation,jointcontributionandsharedbenefits,theBeltandRoadInitiativefocusesonpolicycoordination,infrastructureconnectivity,unimpededtrade,financialintegrationandpeople-to-peopleexchanges.Ithasexploredanewwaytopromotecommondevelopment,achievedmutualbenefitforallcountries,providedanewdrivingforceforglobaleconomicgrowth,andhasabroaderspacefordevelopment.