Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website
Subscribe CustomBlackClose

Belt & Road Weekly Subscription Form

download_pop

Research ReportCustomBlackClose

The full edition of the report is available at Xinhua Silk Road Database. You can click the “Table of Content” to have a general understanding of it.

Click on the button below to create your account and get immediate access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Xinhua Silk Road Database
International Relation

BRI aims to build community with shared future for mankind: Chinese ambassador to U.S.

April 25, 2019


Abstract : If there is an agenda linked to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), that is building a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said in an article published Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- If there is an agenda linked to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), that is building a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said in an article published Tuesday.

Cui's words, contained in an article that appeared on the Fortune magazine's website, were a response to the allegation made by critics that "the BRI must have an underlying strategic aim or agenda."

"If so, then building a community with a shared future for mankind is the agenda, as first and foremost, the BRI aims to promote connectivity," the ambassador said.

"The BRI is open, inclusive and transparent," Cui said. "It is not a geopolitical tool, nor is it designed to form an exclusive clique or impose any terms on others."

Cui's article, in which he also called on the United States to embrace the opportunities associated with the BRI, came two days before the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation is to be held on April 25-27 in Beijing.

The key to the BRI's success and popularity, Cui said, is that it focuses on addressing the development issue, of which building the road is the first step. "Therefore, learning from our own experience, we are ready to help others improve infrastructure and connectivity."

Cui said the BRI is not only "a massive infrastructure project," but also "a force for development that will boost trade and investment with our partners, create more job opportunities for local citizens, and improve stability and quality of life."

According to Cui, 126 countries and 29 international organizations have signed BRI cooperation documents with China. The total trade between China and other BRI countries has exceeded 6 trillion U.S. dollars, and China's investment in these countries has surpassed 80 billion dollars.

Chinese companies, the ambassador said, have generated over 2 billion dollars in tax revenue and 300,000 jobs for locals.

Cui mentioned in particular the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund, which he said were established to tackle the major challenge of financial bottleneck, and to complement organizations such as the World Bank and help narrow the funding gap.

Countries participating in the BRI have also enhanced the coordination of development strategies and people-to-people amity, the ambassador said. "Because hardware connectivity alone, short of software connectivity, is inadequate to ensure the resilience of the BRI."

Scan the QR code and push it to your mobile phone

Keyword: BRI international cooperation Belt and Road Initiative

Reading:

China Focus: Belt and Road construction enhances win-win partnership in auto industry

Feature: China helps Tunisia construct building for diplomatic academy under BRI framework

Interview: China, Brunei to jointly promote BRI: envoy

Interview: China-Kuwait cooperation enters fast tracks under BRI: Chinese envoy

Interview: UN chief says Belt and Road Initiative "very important opportunity"

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to [email protected] and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Ask Us A Question belt & road login close

If you have any questions, please enter them in the box below.

Identifying code Reload

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to silkroadweekly@xinhua.org and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial