Belt and Road: China and the world
Hello everyone, I’m so glad to be here to talk about \"Belt and Road: China and the world\".When we talk aboutthe topic, what are we talking about? The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, better known as the One Belt and One Road Initiative, which is a development strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping.The strategy underlines China\'s push to play a larger role in global affairs with a China-centered trading network.In the past three years, the focuses were mainly on infrastructure investment, construction materials, railway and highway, automobile, real estate, power grid, and iron and steel.As we all know, we began with the reform and opening up in 1978, then went back to the ancient silk road, and work on projects under construction along the Belt and Road currently.Openne, inclusivene, diversity and harmony have featured in Chinese culture throughout its 5000-year history.What wisdom can this old, but modern country of the east bring to today\'s world？ As I\'m aeconomics student, I\'d love to show economic contribution our country made to make some comments. Data released by the NBS on Oct 10 show that China\'s average contribution to world growth in the period 2013 to 2016 was about 30 percent, the largest among all countries.In the past five years, measures and proposals put forward by China have injected vigor into the reform and optimization of global governance.China proposed establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the BRICS New Development Bank.Last year, the International Monetary Fund included the Chinese currency in the special drawing rights basket.The One Belt and One Road Initiative works through the concerted efforts of all related countries to benefit all participants by promoting unimpeded trade, financial integration, infrastructure connectivity and closer people-to-people exchanges.By Sept 25, 74 countries and international organizations had signed agreements with China to boost Belt and Road cooperation.
Then, if this is just the beginning, what\'s the vision for the future? As the Belt and Road initiative becomes a reality step-by-step, we welcome more and more countries and international organizations \"aboard the fast train of China\'s development\".It is beyond question that China will continue to play its part as a responsible country, take an active part in reforming and developing the global governance system, and keep contributing Chinese wisdom and strength.We call on people of all countries to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security, and common prosperity.Never forget why you started, and your miion can be accomplished.We all have faith in our country.That\'s all, thank you.
