Tag: #Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

China-Eurasia Expo kicks off in Xinjiang, rebukes US-led crackdown

Chu Daye, Xing Xiaojing and Fan Anqi September 24, 2022

China-Eurasia Expo kicks off in Xinjiang, rebukes US-led crackdown

Over 3,600 companies from 32 countries and regions attended the 7th China-Eurasia Expo, which was launched on Monday in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as the region strives to build itself into a bridgehead of Belt and Road cooperation despite the US' economic suffocation of this...More

Coronavirus challenge helps Belt and Road Initiative innovate in health supply chain

Feng Yu March 18, 2021

Coronavirus challenge helps Belt and Road Initiative innovate in health supply chain

Authors of the report Health Silk Road 2020, a Bridge to the Future of the Health for All, and experts agreed that China has and will continue to play a vital role in the global medical supply chain in fighting against COVID-19 and the global economic revival in...More

BRI gives economic voice to small countries

Ong Tee Keat November 30, 2019

BRI gives economic voice to small countries

The world has never been a level playing field for all nations of various ethnicities, religions, civilizations and political systems. Since 1990s, free trade and multilateralism have been the cornerstone of globalization. But the world market never treated all players equally as developed countries set the rules with...More

Closer China-Nepal ties don’t lock out other nations

Hu Weijia Source October 11, 2019

Closer China-Nepal ties don’t lock out other nations

The Indo-Pacific strategy proposed by the US is not suitable to Nepal. In anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal, The Diplomat magazine published an article saying Kathmandu is caught between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the US Indo-Pacific strategy. But that...More

South Pacific countries eye BRI chance

Yang Sheng, Chen Qingqing & Wang Wenwen for Global Times September 27, 2019

South Pacific countries eye BRI chance

Beijing. China is increasing its cooperation with island countries in the South Pacific Ocean after the Solomon Islands formally established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Saturday. Analysts said apart from cracking down on Taiwan separatism in the diplomatic field, China will also...More

Cuba attaches great willingness to take part in the BRI – Cuban Ambassador to China

Yin Yeping for Global Times August 20, 2019

Cuba attaches great willingness to take part in the BRI – Cuban Ambassador to China

Beijing. China-Cuban relationships were established in an unstable world in the 1960s, and after many years, today the two sides are standing together as they once were, in the face of the new challenges of unilateralism and protectionism. During a recent visit by the Cuban Foreign Minister to...More

A new world economy on the horizon with BRI serving as an opening alternative

Toumert AI August 16, 2019

A new world economy on the horizon with BRI serving as an opening alternative

All world economic indicators, international agencies, and major economic blocs point to the same conclusion: There is slow economic growth, free trade is under pressure and investment is less likely. The numbers are clear. With an expected 2.6 percent global growth, room to maneuver is limited and skepticism...More

China and ASEAN coming closer on South China Sea controversy

Li Kaisheng August 10, 2019

China and ASEAN coming closer on South China Sea controversy

At the 52nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, which concluded Saturday, ministers reaffirmed promoting implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and strengthening cooperation with their dialogue partners. ASEAN members threw their weight behind multilateralism and free trade, promoted consultations and...More

Nepal needs to speed up selection of BRI projects to improve local quality of life

Kamal Dev Bhattarai July 25, 2019

Nepal needs to speed up selection of BRI projects to improve local quality of life

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed by China in 2013. Not long after the inception of the initiative, the Nepali government made a full commitment to join. An all-party consensus exists where Nepal should reap the benefits of the BRI to meet domestic development and prosperity...More

Chinese President Xi Jinping rejects zero-sum theory

Yang Sheng and Zhao Yusha for Global Times May 16, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping rejects zero-sum theory

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping refuted the clash of civilizations theory and warned that it was "foolish to believe that one's race and civilization are superior to others, and it is disastrous to willfully reshape or even replace other civilizations." Xi delivered a keynote speech at the opening...More

Asian civilizations exhibit shows beauty of dialogue

Zhang Han for Global Times May 15, 2019

Asian civilizations exhibit shows beauty of dialogue

Beijing. An exhibit featuring 451 cultural relics from 47 Asian countries and Greece and Egypt opened on Monday at Beijing's National Museum of China ahead of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), which organizers said aims to highlight the time-enduring communication and "harmony in diversity" of...More

Chinese President Xi’s letter to BRNN council meeting inspires participants

Li Ruohan, Li Xuanmin and Yao Lijuan for Global Times April 23, 2019

Chinese President Xi’s letter to BRNN council meeting inspires participants

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) First Council Meeting, expecting the platform to further boost people-to-people exchanges and promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to provide more substantial results for the people. The meeting,...More

As top Chinese leaders visit Europe, relations hold promise of fruitful prospects

Jiang Li April 16, 2019

As top Chinese leaders visit Europe, relations hold promise of fruitful prospects

Premier Li Keqiang visited Europe from April 8 to 12 for the China-EU leaders' meeting, the eighth summit between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), and paid an official visit to the Balkan nation of Croatia. It marks the second trip by China's top leaders to...More

When the Eagle Meets the Dragon’s Paw at Kathmandu

Left Review Online English March 01, 2019

When the Eagle Meets the Dragon’s Paw at Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Her Excellency Hou Yanqi, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal refuted the US intervention in China-Nepal relation and their cooperation in Belt and Road Initiative. On February 26th, during the 'Belt and Road Initiative: Nepal Connecting the World International Conference', HE Hou Yanqi, Ambassador of China to Nepal, received an...More

Chinese envoy slams US official over BRI criticism in Nepal

Huang Ge for Global Times February 27, 2019

Chinese envoy slams US official over BRI criticism in Nepal

Beijing. China and Nepal are seeking to promote pragmatic cooperation in various sectors under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and projects such as ports, highways and hydropower facilities are progressing steadily and have brought benefits for the development of Nepal, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. The...More