Common values lead the way on Belt and Road

Unified arbitration mechanism is needed for legal issues due to diverse cultures

This should be the beginning of a busy year for Wang Guiguo. This year he wants his idea of building a modern legal structure for China's new-age Silk Road initiatives to come to pass.

Wang, who is the president of the Hong Kong-based International Academy of the Belt and Road, and is a professor of international law in Beijing, Hangzhou and New Orleans in the United States, published a book in October - about the dispute resolution mechanism for the new Silk Road initiatives proposed and led by China.