China aims to build a digital silk road as it identifies innovation as the driving force to pursue the Belt and Road Initiative, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
China signed off on an agreement in Beijing on Sunday with 26 countries to improve policy coordination and jointly address the pressing challenges of a financing gap for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Using local currency is preferred for future Belt and Road Initiative investments, because it will help ensure financial stability and reduce currency exchange risks, according to the central bank governor.
Climate change cooperation among the Belt and Road countries can achieve win-win results because the initiative helps address the challenge by improving climate policy coordination and providing opportunities for technology exchanges, according to officials and experts.
The twoday Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation,which starts Sunday, is expected to translate the Chinaproposed initiative into solid progress,according to officials and experts.
China and Chile should push forward major projects in such areas as infrastructure construction,regional interconnectivity,clean energy and telecommunications as the two countries work to build the Belt and Road, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday.
Highexpectationswereexpressed by those who planned to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which opens on Sunday inBeijing.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Saturday that its Board of Governors has approved seven applications to join
For Yuri Kannangara, Chinese investment has brought positive changes not only to his own life, but also to the lives ofmany local people.
The publicprivate partnership (PPP) model will play a key role in the export of industrial overcapacity to the economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, because it can cope with uncertainties associated with projects that usually take years to complete,according to the minister of China's top economic planning body.
Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping continued his schedule ofmeetings on Saturdaywith leaders attending the Belt and Road Forumfor International Cooperation. The following are highlights of the talks as reported by China Daily.
The development of the Belt and Road Initiative is spurring the revenue growth of domestic and overseas companies conducting industrial capacity cooperation and big-ticket projects in many countries and regions related to the initiative.
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