Xinhua releases think tank report on Belt and Road cooperation

XI’AN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — A think tank report on “eight major steps” proposed by China to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation was released Tuesday by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency.
The report, titled “‘Eight Major Steps’ Heralds Promising New Decade of Belt and Road Cooperation,” was released at the Belt and Road Forum for International Think Tank Cooperation & the Second Silk Road (Xi’an) International Communication Forum.
The document, consisting of three chapters, examines the “remarkable results” of the eight major steps over the past year, which have laid “a solid foundation for the second decade of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).” It also explores new opportunities created by these proposals for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in the future.
The report calls on BRI partner countries to further implement the proposals, advance practical cooperation, jointly promote innovative development, and work together to address risks and challenges.
The eight major steps, announced by China in October 2023, encompass building a multidimensional Belt and Road connectivity network, supporting an open world economy, carrying out practical cooperation, promoting green development, advancing sci-tech innovation, supporting people-to-people exchanges, promoting integrity-based Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthening the institutional building for international Belt and Road cooperation. ■