China calls for protection of infrastructure

China called on Monday for international cooperation to protect against terrorist attacks on infrastructure in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.

"China's Belt and Road Initiative takes the interconnection of infrastructure as a priority of cooperation to help countries along the routes improve their infrastructure development," Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at an UN Security Council open debate on protecting critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.

On Monday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2341 (2017), calling up on member states to consider developing or further improving strategies for reducing risks of terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure.