Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao) BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A constellation of leaders of countries and international organizations said here Friday that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has made substantial progress and contributed to expanding connectivity and raising living standards across the world. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), the foreign leaders also pledged joint efforts to ensure a higher-quality development for the Belt and Road and build a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Xi Jinping and foreign leaders enter the hall for the opening ceremony of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Friday. LI XUEREN / XINHUA President calls for countries' joint efforts in building Belt, Road in forum speech 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.
SUVA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Fijian officials on Friday stressed the need to strengthen cultural exchanges between the two countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As genuine and close friends, China and Fiji have a comprehensive strategic partnership and have inked a number of cooperation agreements on the Belt and Road Initiative, Huang Xuehu, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Fiji, said at the annual summary meeting for 2018 cultural exchange programs between Fiji and China and the opening of a Chinese traditional painting exhibition in the China Cultural Center in Fiji.
