BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has been boosting international cooperation on the Belt and Road, according to a white paper issued Sunday by the State Council Information Office.

A China-Europe freight train carrying medical supplies bound for Madrid of Spain departs from the city of Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2020. (Photo by Lyu Bin/Xinhua)

Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, China has carried out development cooperation and contributed to policy, infrastructure, trade, financial and people-to-people connectivity based on the needs of individual countries, creating space and opportunities to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, the white paper noted.

China has been enhancing policy coordination, strengthening infrastructure connectivity, promoting unimpeded trade, deepening financial integration, fostering closer people-to-people ties with the participating countries, said the white paper titled "China's International Development Cooperation in the New Era."