The Belt and Road Initiative is one of the most important initiatives on the planet right now. Not because of its economic and geographical magnitude, but because of its potential to create something new and much needed.
Countries along the Belt and Road can benefit from China's Belt and Road Initiative by seeking further economic integration, greater investment and better governance.
Southeast Asia will benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative, the Philippine finance chief said on Monday, adding the China-proposed initiative complements the intensive efforts of the 10-nation ASEAN to strengthen and build its intra-regional connectivity.
After making significant headway in the past four years, the Belt and Road Initiative has entered the implementation stage and was even cited as a priority for further opening up the Chinese economy at the 19th CPC National Congress.
The Belt and Road Initiative is playing a key role in boosting the connectivity among member states of the ASEAN, a Cambodian government official said Wednesday.
The Belt and Road Initiative holds the key to whether China can face its major economic challenge of further deepening economic reform and opening-up, according to a prominent Chinese economist.
As ASEAN and China leaders are due to meet in Manila, the Philippines next week, a Cambodian scholar has said that the ASEAN-China relations would be closer in the future thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative.
Members of the ASEAN are the prior and primary partners of China in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Xu Bu said.
Despite some concerns, increased partnership between China and Balkan countries has initiated a "new era" of financial benefit and Sino-European relations.
The Belt and Road Initiative has opened a new era of inclusiveness and globalization. However, a prominent problem lies in that we are short of talented people who have an in-depth knowledge of the countries along the route.