China Daily:

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the proposal of the BRI. Quality cooperation projects in the field of energy have brought new opportunities to countries along the route to achieve common prosperity. In the future, the BRI will be confronted with new international and domestic environments. What will the NEA do in this new environment to keep advancing the achievements of energy access, win-win outcomes, and mutual benefits? Thank you.

Zhang Jianhua:

Thank you for your question. Energy is a key area for Belt and Road cooperation. Over the past 10 years since the proposal of the BRI, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, international energy cooperation has yielded fruitful outcomes. A batch of clean, efficient, and quality energy cooperation projects have been launched. The mechanism for multilateral and bilateral energy cooperation has constantly improved, and exchanges in energy policies and technologies have become more frequent. All these have actively contributed to the sustainable energy development of Belt and Road partner countries and safeguarding global energy safety and stability.

Today, our world, our times, and history are changing in ways like never before. Energy cooperation under the BRI also faces many difficulties and challenges. We will have a full and accurate study and grasp of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and thoroughly implement the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's major expositions on the joint pursuit of the BRI and the promotion of energy cooperation. With the goal of high-standard, sustainable, and people-centered development, we will continue to open up new prospects of international energy cooperation and create new opportunities for the world with new advances in China's development.

First, we will promote high-quality green energy cooperation projects. We will strongly support the green and low-carbon development of energy in developing countries and deeply engage in the global energy transition and transformation. We will fully consider the green energy development needs of Belt and Road countries, continue to expand the coordination of green energy strategies, and encourage enterprises to go overseas to launch green energy cooperation. We will adopt trade, project contracting, investment, and technology cooperation in accordance with local conditions to launch cooperation among three or more markets. We will promote the construction of a batch of green energy best-practice projects that will produce sufficient financial returns and serve as illustrious examples in order to help realize the vision of sustainable energy for everyone.

Moreover, we will actively participate in cooperation on global energy governance. We will uphold the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits and jointly build the Belt and Road energy partnership. By means of flagship activities such as the Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference and the Belt and Road Energy Partnership Forum, we will advance energy policy exchanges and project matching to promote mutually beneficial energy cooperation. We will strengthen regional cooperation and work to develop and make good use of energy cooperation platforms between China and the Arab League, the African Union, Central and Eastern European countries, and APEC countries. We will advance the establishment of the China-ASEAN clean energy cooperation center and promote exchange activities and capacity building in the area of clean energy to promote the common development and prosperity of energy in all countries. Thank you.

Xing Huina:

Today's briefing is hereby concluded. Thank you to all speakers and friends from the media. See you.

Translated and edited by Xu Xiaoxuan, Wang Wei, Zhang Rui, Zhou Jing, Yang Xi, Qin Qi, Zhang Junmian, Liu Caiyi, Liu Qiang, Ma Yujia, Huang Shan, Yan Xiaoqing, Liu Sitong, Zhu Bochen, Cui Can, Yuan Fang, Xu Kailin, Wang Yiming, Li Huiru, David Ball, Tom Arnsten, and Jay Birbeck. In case of any discrepancy between the English and Chinese texts, the Chinese version is deemed to prevail.