Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, delivers a speech at the second Belt and Road Forum for Laos-China Cooperation in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 7, 2023. The second Belt and Road Forum for Laos-China Cooperation kicked off here Thursday to discuss the implementation of the outcomes of the meeting between the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and the building of the China-Laos community with a shared future. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)