Attendees invited to put on thinking caps to lend intellectual support

Exchanges between think tank institutes provide intelligent support for the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative worldwide, said Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, addressed the Thematic Session on Think Tank Exchanges of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Sunday.

Liu said the Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is a seed containing wisdom that is now putting down roots and bearing fruit.