Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping held a number of meetings on Sunday with leaders who attended the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. Here are the highlights of their talks.
China has made great achievements in intellectual property cooperation with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative and will work to expand the collaboration, Shen Changyu, director of the National Intellectual Property Administration, said on Sunday.
Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz witnessed the signing of six agreements between China and Austria on Sunday to boost cooperation in various areas - such as digital economy, the financial sector and technological research.
More than $64 billion in deals were signed during the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, President Xi Jinping told members of the media from home and abroad in Beijing after the three-day event concluded on Saturday.
Speakers attending the sixth session of Vision China - a series of talks hosted by China Daily - said the Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping about six years ago, has been a driving force for global development and will offer more opportunities for the international community.
The international community has hailed President Xi Jinping's call on Friday to ease market access for foreign capital and increase imports so that opening-up reaches a higher level.
President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to take strong measures such as easing market access for foreign capital and increasing imports to promote the higher-level opening-up of the country.
China called on economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to further synergize their strategies and align interests for shared future prosperity at a time when many countries' leaders have voiced support for the cause.
In recent years, China has had colossal success in socioeconomic development and has been a reliable partner in the international arena. The BRI is based on long historical demands for security, trade and prosperity. The Silk Road is becoming a belt of prosperity and stability.
Jointly building the Belt and Road will definitely bring about a better world, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
China and Mongolia should enhance strategic communication and respect each other's core interests and major concerns, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.