“Belt and Road Development” Themed Seminar was Held in Beijing, China

BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 1 November 2021 – The “Belt and Road
Development” themed seminar was held on October 27 in Beijing and attended
by scholars, journalists from various countries, and representatives of China’s
centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The attendees remained optimistic about the future of the Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) despite the multiple challenges. The achievements of the BRI
are inseparable from the notable contribution of China’s central SOEs. With further containment of the
pandemic, these enterprises will cooperate with countries along the Belt and
Road at a higher level and in a wider range of areas.

The
BRI is initiated by China and has benefited the world. Since Chinese President
Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, China has turned the
Silk Road Spirit, i.e.”peace and
cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual
benefit”, into practical actions in the development of the Belt and Road.
Over the years, the BRI has yielded fruitful results and received positive responses and enthusiastic participation
from more than 100 countries and international organizations.

“The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),
the flagship project of BRI, has transformed Pakistan’s economic landscape and
helped the country solve its severe energy shortage”, Pakistani Ambassador to
China Moin ul Haque said via video. In this project, they are also focusing on
the country’s modern industry, agriculture, science and technology, and
tourism, which is highly consistent with the social and economic agenda of the
Pakistani government.

“Under this framework, we have established
many ongoing projects, covering economic, infrastructure, and industrial
sectors, such as Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway. I’m very sure this
collaboration will bring a substantial impact to Indonesia. I do hope that
Chinese SOEs can play a greater role in the BRI cooperation to seize the
momentum and opportunities in the post-pandemic era.” said H.E. Djauhari
Oratmangun, Indonesian Ambassador to China.

Wang
Yiwei, a professor of the School of International Studies at the Renmin
University of China, said that the high-quality development of the BRI can only
be achieved by deepening pragmatic cooperation under the principle of extensive
consultation and joint contribution.

Zhang
Guobin, vice president of the Chahar Institute, believed that the BRI drives
global connectivity and development. In addition to economic cooperation,
Chinese central SOEs also play an important role in the field of cultural
exchanges as the main force in the construction of the Belt and Road.

Ni Yueju, from the Institute of World Economics
and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that Chinese
central SOEs have undertaken a large number of landmark projects in
infrastructure construction, energy and resources development, industrial parks construction and other
fields. These projects have become a splendid “Name Card of China”,
and the SOEs have therefore become an important force turning the BRI into
reality.

Italian
jurist Stefano Porcelli said that in the Belt and Road construction, it is
necessary to coordinate the laws of different countries. But it is not easy to
draw up detailed international rules, because that requires taking into account
the differences in values between people in different countries.

“As the pandemic has separated us from the
rest of the world, it is particularly important to rebuild damaged
international relations and strengthen cooperation. The BRI can help achieve
this goal, and it will be more efficient to do so with the support of the
media”, said Aleksei Savitskii, president of Beijing Branch of Russian media
group”Rossiya Segodnya”.

In
addition, representatives from some central state-owned enterprises taking an
active part in the Belt and Road development also made speeches at the seminar.

This
seminar is hosted by CRI Online. As a national multilingual online media for
international communication, CRI Online has been committed to introducing China
to the rest of the world and bolstering exchanges and cooperation between China
and other countries.