PDF《The Belt and Road Initiative》

The Belt and Road Initiative Progress, Contributions and Prospects Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative

2019 First Edition

2019 ISBN 978-7-119-11973-1 ? Foreign Languages Press Co.

Ltd, Beijing, China,

2019 Published by Foreign Languages Press Co. Ltd

24 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing 100037, China Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation

35 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Beijing 100044, China P.O. Box 399, Beijing, China Printed in the People'

s Republic of China Contents Preface

1 I. Progress

4 1. Policy coordination

4 2. Infrastructure connectivity

8 3. Unimpeded trade

18 4. Financial integration

21 5. Closer people-to-people ties

26 6. Industrial cooperation

30 II. Contributions

34 1. Extensive consultation: from a Chinese proposal to a global consensus

34 2. Joint contribution: joining forces to build a harmonious international community

38 3. Shared benefits: ensuring all parties gain real benefits

41 4. Vision: building a global community of shared future

45 III. Prospects

49 1. A road of peace

50 2. A road of prosperity

52 3. A road of opening up

54 4. A road of green development

56 5. A road of innovation

58 6. A road of connected civilizations

60 7. A road of clean government

63 1 Preface When visiting Kazakhstan and Indonesia in September and October of 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (hereinafter referred to as the Belt and Road, or B&

R). The Chinese government then set up the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative with an administrative office under the National Development and Reform Commission. In March 2015, the Chinese government published the Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Eco- nomic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road . In May 2017, the first Belt and Road Forum for International Co- operation was convened in Beijing. China also hosted the Boao Forum for Asia annual conferences, the Shanghai Co- operation Organization (SCO) Qingdao Summit, the

2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and the China International Import Expo. Over

2 the past five years, the Belt and Road Initiative has won positive responses from numerous countries and interna- tional organizations and has attracted worldwide attention. Its influence is growing. The Belt and Road Initiative originated in China, but it belongs to the world. It is rooted in history, but oriented toward the future. It focuses on Asia, Europe and Africa, but is open to all partners. It spans different countries and regions, different stages of development, different histori- cal traditions, different cultures and religions, and different customs and lifestyles. It is an initiative for peaceful devel- opment and economic cooperation, rather than a geopoliti- cal or military alliance. It is a process of open, inclusive and common development, not an exclusionary bloc or a China club . It neither differentiates between countries by ideology nor plays the zero-sum game. Countries are wel- come to join in the initiative if they so will. The Belt and Road Initiative upholds the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits. It follows a Silk Road spirit featuring peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit. It focuses on policy coordination, con- nectivity of infrastructure, unimpeded trade, financial inte-