Xinhua Agency, Xi'an, October 15Title: Building global consensus and creating new opportunities-Eight actions to promote the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to benefit the world

Xinhua Agency reporters Fu Ruixia and Wang Jialin

At the "Belt and Road" International Think Tank Cooperation Forum and the Second Silk Road (Xi'an) International Communication Conference held on the 15th, the Xinhua Agency's national high-end think tank released a report "Eight Actions Lay a Good Start for the New Decade of Joint Construction of the" Belt and Road ". This report believes that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" originated from China, and the achievements and opportunities belong to the world. The eight actions are concrete manifestations of China's support for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" in the new stage. Over the past year, the fruitful results of the eight actions have laid a good start for the second decade of the Belt and Road Initiative.

During speeches and interviews at the forum, many guests said that since the eight actions were proposed one year ago, interconnection construction has become a key promotion direction. Under the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, the economic and social benefits of a number of landmark projects have been further demonstrated, effectively promoting the modernization process of the co-construction country.

"For Cambodia, the Belt and Road Initiative represents a new opportunity and opens up a channel for our country to achieve modernization. Among them, the development of infrastructure is a very important aspect." Jin Ping, director of the Institute of International Relations of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Cambodia, said at the meeting that in recent years, under the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative, Cambodia has built infrastructure such as highways, international airports, and transportation hubs, improving the country's industrialization and modernization level.

In terms of connectivity construction in Eurasia, the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor will achieve significant progress in 2024. Heydar Abtikrimov, Secretary-General of the International Association of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor, previously said in an interview with a reporter from Xinhua Agency that this corridor has become an important artery for transporting goods from Southeast Asia and China to Europe. The eight high-quality actions proposed by China to jointly build the Belt and Road Initiative include participating in the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor."China's support falls into practical actions and brings good news to this construction."

Some scholars interviewed suggested that while building a three-dimensional interconnection network of the Belt and Road Initiative, we should expand people-to-people exchanges and build a bridge between people and people.

Lin Jinping, executive director of the Institute of Cultural Power, believes that people-to-people bonds is the basis of policy communication, and people-to-people bonds can make policy communication, facility connectivity, smooth trade, and financial integration more stable."It can be said that people-to-people bonds are the 'Belt and Road'. The humanistic foundation for us through people-to-people bonds will open up a better future."

Polish economist Grzegorz Kovodko has been paying attention to the development of China for many years. "In many parts of the world, I can see China's footprints and the projects invested in by China." He said that in addition to hard infrastructure, we must also invest in soft infrastructure of the Belt and Road Initiative, conduct scientific and technological exchanges and academic exchanges, and enhance mutual understanding among the co-building countries.

In the current international situation, seeking development, promoting growth and common prosperity are the common demands of all countries in the world. Facing the future, countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative need to further implement the eight actions, promote practical cooperation, jointly promote innovative development, work together to respond to risks and challenges, achieve a world modernization of peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common prosperity, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

"The current world is facing many challenges in politics, economy, society and other aspects. The Belt and Road Initiative provides us with a cooperation channel. We can build a community with a shared future for mankind in a more positive and responsible way." Jean-Pierre Pagui, editor-in-chief of the French magazine "Free Thought", said in a speech at the meeting.

"Looking back at history, China has long occupied an important position in world trade.'Peace' is one of the core concepts of China's traditional culture." Thai scholar Jiang Sa hopes that under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, China and other countries in the world will work together to achieve common prosperity and realize the construction of a true community with a shared future for mankind. "In the second decade of the Belt and Road Initiative, let us jointly usher in better development." he said.