The Belt and Road Initiative has been welcomed and supported by the world's major emerging and industrial economies, as well as by international organizations, which sent high-profile representatives to the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to boost financial support for the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative amid China's substantial efforts to transfer the visionary initiative into practical projects.
Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the opening ceremony won acclaim from international delegates, experts and entrepreneurs. Below is a selection of comments from attendees, exclusive to China Daily.
Developing and deepening relations between China and Russia is a strategic choice, and both countries should make every effort to maintain good relations no matter how the international situation changes, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
Editor's note: President Xi Jinping continued his schedule of bilateral meetings with leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Sunday. Following are highlights of the two-way talks:
It's "the right choice" for participating countries to come together to discuss building the Belt and Road, following the spirit of the ancient Silk Road, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday evening at a banquet welcoming leaders and representatives to a high-level forum in Beijing.
The China-led Belt and Road Initiative serves as a constructive platform to help achieve common prosperity for regional economies and contributes to global development, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Sunday.
China is capable of maintaining financial stability and will strike a proper balance - reducing leverage rates while sustaining economic growth - and the government's top priority will be preventing financial risk, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, (center) have a group photo with delegates and guests before the welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Wu Zhiyi / China Daily
The head of China's top economic regulator called on Sunday for more policy coordination to support the Belt and Road Initiative in order to cope with challenges brought on by a growing anti-globalization trend that may put obstacles in key areas of cooperation.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - the world's biggest bank by assets - is gearing up to provide a full range of financial services for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior executive said in an interview.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank shares the same vision as the Belt and Road Initiative of promoting broad-based social and economic development in countries and regions related to the initiative, the bank's president said on Sunday.
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