“Through the Belt and Road joint construction, China’s opening to the outside world has become more and more open, and the Chinese market has become more closely connected to the global market.”
At 10 am on the 18th, the 3rd Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum was held at the Great Hall of the People located in the center of Beijing, China.
This summit forum is considered the largest diplomatic event of the year as it was held on the 10th anniversary of the announcement of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s core foreign policy ‘One Belt, One Road (Land and Maritime Silk Road connecting China-Central Asia-Europe)’ initiative. all.
Following the guidance of the authorities, reporters selected from each country gathered at the Belt and Road Summit Forum Media Center at 6 a.m., got into about 10 cars, and headed to the Great Hall of the People.
After arriving at the Great Hall of the People, the venue for the opening ceremony, it was easy to spot soldiers wearing green military uniforms. To enter the Great Hall of the People, one had to pass through a security checkpoint. Only one smartphone was allowed, and food and beverages such as bottled water were prohibited.
At the location where the opening ceremony was held, some seats were placed separately for reporters, and as many reporters from major countries gathered, the coverage was hotter than ever.
Seats for Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on the 18th.As if to show off China’s external influence, dozens of national flags were placed side by side at the opening ceremony. The Taegeukgi was also placed here. China has mentioned that about 150 countries have participated in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Our diplomatic source said, “Our country has signed an MOU on the Belt and Road Initiative at the Korea-China summit meeting in October 2015, but we are not a direct participant in the Belt and Road Initiative,” adding that there are currently no special projects underway related to the Belt and Road Initiative.
Although Korea did not send an official government delegation this time, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-han attended the maritime cooperation forum.
The seating arrangement for the opening ceremony was centered around the guest of honor, President Xi Jinping, with Russian President Vladimir Putin to his right and Indonesian President Joko Widodo to his left. To President Putin’s right sat Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
In his opening ceremony speech that lasted over 25 minutes, President Xi devoted most of his time to introducing the achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative over the past 10 years.
“Trains running on the railways, cars running on the roads, flights between countries, cargo ships cutting through the waves, and fast and convenient e-commerce have become the norm of international trade in the new era,” President Xi said. “Modern airports and ports, He emphasized, “Open roads and industrial complexes have risen up, creating a new economic corridor and becoming a business station for a new era.”
He also said, “Humans are an interdependent entity with a common destiny. When the world is good, China is good, and when China is good, the world becomes better.” He added, “China is a major trading partner for more than 140 countries and regions, and China is a major trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions. “All investments show friendship and cooperation,” he said.
At the opening ceremony of the 3rd Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on the 18th, interpretation services were provided in a total of 14 languages.He said at the opening ceremony, “I am opposed to unilateral sanctions and decoupling,” and did not forget to keep the United States and Western countries in check.
After President Xi’s speech, Russian President Putin, Kazakh President Tokayev, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and UN Secretary-General Guterres each gave speeches and highly praised the China-led Belt and Road Initiative. did.
China attracted attention by providing interpretation services in a total of 14 languages, including Chinese and English, as well as French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Russian, for the delegations attending the opening ceremony.
(Beijing = News 1)
Source: Donga
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