Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 25 (Reporter Ma Haiyan) Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in a video speech at the "Belt and Road" seminar on ensuring and improving people's livelihood experience and the second Beijing "Belt and Road" Forum through a video speech, saying that the post-epidemic era It is very important to ensure that the economy and people’s lives return to normal as soon as possible.
Zhang Boli pointed out that the epidemic is raging around the world and has severely affected the economic and social development of countries around the world. To prevent and control the epidemic, we must also plan for the post-epidemic era to ensure that the world’s economic and social development in the post-epidemic era can continue to move forward, especially for the general public. It is very important that his life return to normal as soon as possible.
Zhang Boli said that the emergence of the epidemic has caused many changes in people's lifestyles, but the further development of society and the people's pursuit of a happy life will not change.
He also said that it is the general trend to allow countries along the route to share the opportunities brought about by China's reform and opening up through the "Belt and Road" initiative, to promote world economic and social development, and to catch the express train of China's reform and opening up.
Wang Shoujun, Vice President of Beijing Normal University and Dean of One Belt One Road College, made a speech.
Photo courtesy of the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University
The forum is under the guidance of the National Development and Reform Commission, the China Academy of Education and Social Development of Beijing Normal University, and the One Belt One Road College of Beijing Normal University. It focuses on the theme of “Building the Belt and Road Initiative to Improve People’s Livelihoods” and discusses education, poverty alleviation, and healthcare. In-depth discussions on health, elderly care, employment promotion, and other issues, sharing development experience, proposing improvement measures, looking forward to cooperation opportunities, and making suggestions for high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” in the post-epidemic era.
Wang Shoujun, vice president of Beijing Normal University and dean of the One Belt One Road College, also stated at the forum that the high-quality construction of the “Belt and Road” in the post-epidemic era should put people's livelihood and well-being first.
Wang Shoujun said that this epidemic has highlighted the imbalance in world development, and has also intensified the contradictions of anti-globalization, trade protectionism, and populism. At the same time, it has also put forward higher and stricter requirements on the “Belt and Road” initiative.
He believes that in the post-epidemic era, the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road" should put the benefits of people's livelihood and the protection of their well-being in the first place.
People's livelihood issues are both extensive and profound, including education, employment, poverty eradication, medical and health care, and pensions.
"One Belt One Road" high-quality construction, high standards, and people's livelihood are important principles.
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