BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with Belt and Road countries reached about 20 trillion yuan (2.9 trillion U.S. dollars) during 2014-2016, an official said Wednesday.
The Chinese government has ordered enterprises and institutions involved in the One Belt and One Road initiative to practice environmental protection in foreign countries to ensure an eco-friendly and green Belt and Road. Four ministries - including the Ministry of Environmental Protectionand Ministry of Foreign Affairs- jointly released a document titled "Guidance to Promote the Construction of a Green Belt and Road," according to the State Council website.
Turkish government officials and economists discuss the Belt and Road Initiative on the conference named "China-Turkey Economy Relations under Belt and Road Prospective" in Ankara, Turkey, May 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Qin Yanyang).
CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative will "open up huge opportunities" for cooperation between Egypt and China in terms of mutual trade and investment, said a top Egyptian researcher. "The philosophy of the initiative is based on the concept of development as well as trade," said Mohamed Fayez Farahat, head of the Asian Studies program in state-run Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.