Belt, Road benefits all involved

Initiative has yielded positive results since it was first proposed in 2013

It is a misinterpretation to regard the country's Belt and Road Initiative as China's geostrategic tool, as the initiative is aimed at pursuing shared benefits for all parties involved, a spokesman said at a National People's Congress news conference on Sunday.

"The Belt and Road Initiative is a proposal for economic cooperation, it focuses on interconnectivity and aims to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes," said spokesman Zhang Yesui, who is also executive vice-foreign minister, at a news conference ahead of the first session of the 13th NPC scheduled to open on Monday.