Playing a big country role with an inclusive mind

Inclusiveness may be the most appropriate word to summarize what President Xi Jinping tried to convey to the world in the speech he delivered at the opening of the Boao Forum on Saturday, as it underlies all the strategic moves China has initiated as a responsible power for regional and world development.

Being a big country, Xi said, means more responsibility for regional and world development rather than a monopoly over regional or world affairs. Whether by means of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or its "Belt and Road" initiatives, China is trying to fulfill its responsibility to promote regional and world economic development.

As Xi explained, the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives are not just China singing solo but a real chorus comprising all countries along the routes. The initiatives are not meant to replace the existing regional cooperation mechanisms, instead they are to make it possible for the development strategies of countries on the routes to complement and support each other.