Xi's speech lays out blueprint for Belt, Road

President's message signals moves of high-quality opening-up, experts say

President Xi Jinping's speech in Beijing at the opening ceremony of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation embraces the global community and could be seen as having two distinct parts, analysts said.

The first part is aimed at the developing world and refining the Belt and Road Initiative blueprint for development; the second part is directed at the developed world, including the United States and the European Union.