Opening up to the outside world is China’s basic national policy, and the process of promoting the high-quality development of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” is the process of promoting high-level opening up.
The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has become an open and global cooperation platform that transcends geographical restrictions, breaks through cultural differences, and integrates development needs, and will make a solid contribution to the recovery of the world economy. Up to now, the “Belt and Road” construction has achieved fruitful results, and the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” has become a popular international public product and international cooperation platform, covering two-thirds of the countries and one-third of the international organizations in the world. China has been deeply integrated into a new huge international system, and has formed a pattern of opening up to the outside world on a larger scale, in a wider field, and at a deeper level.
The deepest international background of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative is contemporary globalization. Today, deficits in peace, development, security, and governance are all increasing, and human society is facing unprecedented common challenges. In 2022, the world will be turbulent and conflicts will occur frequently. Western countries led by the United States have collectively launched competitions directly targeting the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. In response to the challenges, China has put forward global security initiatives and global development initiatives, and incorporated the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative and its core concept of “co-consultation, joint construction and shared benefits” into the United Nations, G20, APEC and other regional organizations. in the relevant documents. At present, China has signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” with 151 countries and 32 international organizations, forming more than 3,000 cooperation projects with an investment scale of nearly 1 trillion US dollars, driving the “paradigm” of global international cooperation The effect is significant. At the same time, the establishment of multilateral development institutions and international cooperation platforms such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund have also promoted the development of the global governance system in a more just and reasonable direction.
According to customs data, in 2022, the scale of imports and exports between China and countries along the “Belt and Road” will hit a record high, accounting for 32.9% of China’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 3.2 percentage points from the previous year. The initiative raised 7.9 percentage points in 2013. At the same time, two-way investment with countries along the route has also reached a new level, covering multiple industries. While promoting China’s economic development, the “Belt and Road” has also brought a real sense of gain to the countries along the route.
Today, the competition among major powers is becoming increasingly fierce, and multiple shocks are putting new pressure on global economic growth. The growth of developed economies and emerging economies is becoming increasingly differentiated, and the growth rate of the world economy will further slow down. New expectations and new requirements have been raised.
China’s practice of promoting the high-quality development of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” shows that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, a defender of the international order, and a provider of public goods. 10 years is a new beginning for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. In the future, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” will start a new journey in the practice of international cooperation on a larger scale, at a higher level, and at a deeper level. Together with the “Belt and Road” partners, we will continue to move towards sustainable development. Cooperate with each other, cooperate with each other, and interact with each other to demonstrate the responsibility of a responsible major country to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
