Seminar discusses benefits of Silk Road

A two-day international seminar on beefing up maritime trade infrastructure in Asia opened on Wednesday in Quanzhou, Fujian province.

More than 280 academics and experts from 30 countries will hold three round-table meetings covering the significance of the new Maritime Silk Road, working together for common prosperity and seizing development opportunities.

Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Party's Publicity Department, said other countries are welcome to join in building the Silk Road and share the fruits of China's development.