WELCOME ABOARD CHINA'S TRAIN OF DEVELOPMENT

"Welcome aboard China's train of development!" Xi told Mongolian lawmakers during his visit to the country.

"China is willing to offer opportunities and room to Mongolia and other neighbors for common development," Xi said, adding that "you can take a ride on our express train or just make a hitchhike, all are welcome."

China, on one hand, has strived for a sound neighboring environment for its own development and on the other hand, seek common development with neighboring countries.

Maintaining a peaceful and stable neighborhood is necessary for China's development. It is also necessary for regional stability and world peace.

The Chinese leaders have proposed a series of strategic concepts aimed at promoting regional prosperity and development, including a Silk Road Economic Belt with Central Asian countries, a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) development bank and a 21st-century maritime Silk Road with Southeast Asian countries.

China has called for concerted efforts with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build a China-ASEAN community of common destiny.

The Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and the envisaged Asian infrastructure investment bank should be seen as new platforms for China-Mongolia cooperation, noted Xi, adding that the two sides should promote mutually-beneficial cooperation in more fields.