WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a positive program that will contribute significantly to addressing the important issue of the regional infrastructure gap, a well-known U.S.
ROME, April 16 (Xinhua) -- As the first training course gathering Italian and Chinese geologists on the theme of mining was launched in Beijing earlier this month, Italian experts say it is the first formal collaboration of Italian geologists with foreign colleagues, which is beneficial for both Italy and China. According to Italy's National Council of Geologists, the geological departments of both countries agreed to forge a formal cooperative relation as part of the bilateral cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The fact that the Belt and Road project was initiated by China, but serves development interests of other countries is a confirmation of President Xi Jinping’s belief that the world can work together for the betterment of humanity, with shared prosperity, and that poverty elimination is possible and can be speeded up within developing countries. President Xi looks at the benefits of the ‘Belt and Road initiative in the lens of the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit, with a view to realizing common development and prosperity and building a community of shared future for mankind.
It was a good chance to visit the great nation-China. I visited China in 2011 and 2013 respectively for about ten days each, which is a very short time to explore such a big nation.
