Forum to chart blueprint for BRI teamwork

The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will represent a strong voice in opposing protectionism and promoting an open world economy, a senior Chinese official said on Sunday.

The forum, which will be held in Beijing in April, will review progress made over the past five years and draw a blueprint for future cooperation in various areas, said Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Yang made the remarks when addressing the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the advisory council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. Yang is also director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.