Success sought across Belt and Road Initiative

Shandong is taking measures to support enterprises seeking business opportunities in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as fostering its brands abroad.

"Countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative have relatively low business costs and abundant raw materials, and so have become a major destination for companies from Shandong," said Zhang Xingcheng, an official from the province's Department of Commerce.

Zhang said that key business projects between Shandong and countries along the Belt and Road have made some positive progress, and that currently, cooperation is mainly concentrated on rubber tires, textiles and clothing, machinery and equipment, and electronic and electrical appliances.