What they say

The Belt and Road Initiative is exciting for us because we can work with Chinese companies to install our wind turbines worldwide and especially in countries that are along the modern-day Silk Road.

Jon Lezamiz, institutional relations director of Gamesa

In the long term, the Belt and Road Initiative will bring many opportunities for our company in countries that are on the Belt and Road map, because these countries have abundant natural resources that are not yet tapped, especially in oil and gas industries.

Pablo Rovetta, China country manager of Tecnicas Reunidas

The Belt and Road Initiative is greatly beneficial for facilitating international trade. I come from Yiwu, a city that is the export hub for light manufacturing products and small items. Infrastructure projects such as the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Madrid freight train project have significantly reduced costs in trade and boosted trade volumes.

Feng Xubin, chairman of Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Co

We are happy to explore opportunities along the route, and share ideas with Chinese partners if this is in the interest of both the German and Chinese governments.

Ingo Imhoff, senior country manager of Division of East Asia at Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

(China Daily 10/31/2015 page7)