[Forge ahead in a new journey and make contributions to a new era and great changes]

　　On March 23, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Liu Hongyang and Malawi Foreign Minister Nancy Tengbo announced the signing of the "Belt and Road" cooperation documents on behalf of the two governments.

So far, my country has signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative with 149 countries and 32 international organizations.

　　In 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Kazakhstan and Indonesia, he creatively proposed major initiatives to build the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road".

In the nine years since the implementation of the "Belt and Road" initiative, it has made solid and heavy achievements, formed a wide-ranging infrastructure network and an economic and trade pattern based on the industrial chain and supply chain, and created a number of landmark livelihood projects, which greatly improved the joint construction. The sense of achievement and happiness of the people of the country.

At the same time, under the framework of the "Belt and Road", the co-construction countries have continuously strengthened exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations with China, and built a friendly bridge of people-to-people bonds.

　　1. The road of hope for mutual benefit and win-win

　　On March 9, the CBD project of Egypt's new administrative capital undertaken by the Egypt Branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited held the topping ceremony of the main structure of the PK08 tender section of the Central Hotel. The first building to be capped.

　　On March 12, the China-Laos Railway, the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative jointly built by China and Laos, ushered in the 100th day of its official opening to traffic.

In the past 100 days, people and goods have traveled along the China-Laos railway, which has effectively promoted bilateral economic and trade prosperity and improved the level of connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

　　On March 19, as a train named "Soko" slowly pulled out from the new railway station in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, the Belgrade to Novi Sad section, the first part of the preliminary construction of the Hungary-Serbia railway, was officially opened to traffic, which greatly shortened the length of Serbia. The travel time between the capital and the city of Novi Sad has realized the long-standing dream of the Serbian people.

　　Within a month, good news came from the "Belt and Road" construction projects in Africa, Asia and Europe. The cooperation in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" did not stagnate due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, but maintained a good momentum.

The "Belt and Road" has become a road of hope for enhancing resilience and conveying confidence, a road of development for promoting common development and prosperity, and a road of opportunity for mutual benefit and reciprocity.

　　"The 'Belt and Road' initiative is an inclusive development strategy, and its vitality has been revealed. The 'Belt and Road' fits the needs of the times, enabling partners to put aside differences and achieve mutual benefits. In the post-epidemic era, the 'Belt and Road' The prospects of the initiative will be better.” As pointed out by Martin Albrau, an academician of the British Academy of Social Sciences and a well-known sociologist, in the nine years since the joint construction of the “Belt and Road Initiative”, major infrastructure projects such as the China-Laos railway and the new port of Haifa in Israel have gone smoothly. The construction and operation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Port of Piraeus, the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway, and the Hungary-Serbia Railway have been carried out steadily. .

The Belt and Road Initiative has provided strong impetus for the economic recovery of various countries, and will also open up new development prospects for the world in the post-epidemic era.

　　2. A bridge of mutual understanding

　　"Connecting the hearts" of the people with the joint construction of the country is an important foundation for the construction of the "Belt and Road".

In October 2015, the Silk Road Special Meeting of Asian Political Parties was held in Beijing. More than 60 political parties and political party organizations from more than 30 countries participated in the meeting, making positive contributions to the “Belt and Road” initiative by political parties in power and opposition in Asia.

　　The flames are high when everyone gathers firewood, and the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” requires the active participation of stakeholders from all countries.

In this regard, the Communist Party of China has continued to play a role in building the "Belt and Road" connectivity partnership and strengthening the "heart-to-heart connection" of the people of the country.

　　Since 2019, through inter-party communication channels, our party has successively established the “Belt and Road” political party consultation mechanism with neighboring countries such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Thailand, covering nearly 40 political parties in neighboring countries, including not only the ruling party, the political party, etc. Party, and there are opposition parties.

Leaders of many participating political parties admitted that the platform for discussion has filled the gap in policy communication between their own political parties on the "Belt and Road" cooperation.

In the series of meetings, heads of provincial Party committees, institutions and business representatives from Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places attended, which promoted direct and practical cooperation.

In January 2022, a series of activities such as the "Belt and Road" Political Party Consultation Meeting between China and Southeast Asian and South Asian countries will be held, which will make the political party joint consultation mechanism move from bilateral to multilateral, and successfully build a political party partnership network linking the two major sectors of Southeast Asia and South Asia.

　　In order to strengthen the mutual understanding and trust between the friends of the countries along the "Belt and Road" and China and build a bridge of people's hearts, the International Department of the CPC Central Committee has held the "Story of the Communist Party of China - Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in Local Areas" in recent years. “Practice” series of special publicity meetings, the Chinese Communist Party’s dialogue with political parties in Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, and the China-Arab countries’ political parties dialogue, etc., and constantly innovate exchange forms.

For example, at the themed exchange event "Consolidating the Consciousness of the Chinese Nation in the Journey from Poverty to Common Prosperity - Vivid Practice in Guangxi Ethnic Areas" held in Guilin, Guangxi, high-level diplomats from Southeast Asian and South Asian countries visited the local area. Witnessed the development achievements of China in the new era.

　　A flower that blooms alone is not spring, and a hundred flowers bloom in full bloom.

Since the "Silk Road One Family" initiative was launched at the People-to-People Sub-Forum of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2019, it has promoted the establishment of nearly 600 pairs of cooperative partnerships between Chinese and foreign non-governmental organizations along the "Belt and Road". Carry out more than 300 livelihood cooperation projects in the fields of poverty alleviation and assistance, health care, women and children, environmental protection and public welfare in developing countries along the route.

In the "Silk Road One Family" non-governmental joint anti-epidemic action initiated by the China Association for the Promotion of International Exchanges, 10 volunteers from the Blue Sky Rescue Team rushed to help and went to Cambodia to carry out 15-day killing operations and personnel training, with a journey of 1,400 km, and completed the disinfection work in 50 public places, directly benefiting 55,000 people.

The China Foundation for Peace and Development opened a green channel for donation of anti-epidemic materials, overcame the difficulties during the epidemic, and sent the materials to Yangon, Myanmar in just one week.

　　These all reflect the solid public opinion foundation of the Belt and Road Initiative and the profound friendship of the Chinese people to the people of the countries along the Belt and Road.

In the future, China will also carry out 30 cooperation projects in the fields of health, poverty alleviation, culture and education in relevant SCO countries, and more than 60 cooperation projects in African countries, within the framework of the "Silk Road, One Family" action. Help countries in need to strengthen capacity building and improve people's livelihood and well-being.

　　3. Future-oriented cooperation platform

　　Youth is the future of the world, and the friendship between China and countries along the "Belt and Road" needs to be inherited by young people.

　　From September to November 2021, more than 80 young cadres from various political parties in Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe participated in the online "Shaping the Future: Poverty Reduction and Development - African Political Party Cadres Seminar" to learn from China The experience in poverty reduction has also drawn a friendly picture for future China-Africa cooperation.

In the seminar, the post-90s members accounted for more than half, and two were post-00s.

　　In September 2021, at the Dialogue between the Communist Party of China and the political parties of Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, representatives of "Generation Z" from various countries expressed their support at the "Gathering Youth Forces to Seek New Prospects After the Epidemic - 'Generation Z' Leadership Forum" A firm voice for multilateralism and regional cooperation.

　　During the epidemic, Adhan Saeed, a post-80s Lebanese young man who was studying for a doctorate at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, voluntarily chose to stay in Wuhan, Hubei, and actively introduced China's anti-epidemic concepts and practices to the international community, and wrote "Sturdy: A Foreigner". "Wuhan Diary", a book that records his feelings and thoughts during the quarantine period in Wuhan.

　　In addition, in the series of essays on the theme of "The Communist Party of China in My Eyes", which will be held for young people from Arab countries in 2021, young people from Arab countries from all walks of life actively participated and expressed their willingness to contribute to the joint construction of a China-Arab community with a shared future.

In the China-Mongolia Friendship Entries Collection Activity "A Message to the Winter Olympics for a Shared Future", Mongolian youths wished the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success, which reflects the concern and expectations of young people from countries along the "Belt and Road" to China.

　　In recent years, activities such as "Happy Chinese New Year", "Horus Cup" Chinese-Egyptian Wushu Sanda Competition, "Singing Egypt" Chinese Songs Grand Prix and other activities have become brands of cultural exchanges between China and Egypt, and are deeply loved by the people of the two countries, especially young people. favorite.

Under the epidemic, China-Egypt cloud classrooms, cloud exhibitions, cloud food, cloud performances, and cloud lectures have witnessed the exchange and mutual learning between the two major civilizations of China and Egypt have entered a new era, and the friendship between China and Egypt has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

　　The Communist Party of China actively promotes the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and the countries along the route also firmly support China and the "Belt and Road" construction. The vivid facts show the beautiful scene of the Chinese people and people from all over the world working together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

The “Belt and Road” construction is promising in the future.

　　(Our reporter Yang Yifu, our correspondent Wang Shiyu)