Micro-observation of current politics "Soft Unicom": Integration promotes win-win situation.
"If ‘ Belt and Road ’ Compared to the two wings of Asia’s take-off, then interconnection is the blood meridian of the two wings. "
"We are willing to strengthen high-quality joint construction with the international community ‘ Belt and Road ’ Cooperation, together to promote global connectivity, so that more countries and more people can share development results. "
The core connotation of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative put forward by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader is to promote infrastructure construction and interconnection, strengthen economic policy coordination and development strategy docking, promote coordinated development and achieve common prosperity.
Interconnection is the key to jointly build the Belt and Road Initiative, and "soft connectivity" is an important bridge and link to promote interconnection.
In the past 10 years, the goal of building the "Belt and Road" is high standards, sustainability and benefiting people’s lives. With the important support of "soft connectivity" of rules and standards, it has added new impetus to promoting global interconnection and common development, and promoted the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road" to go deeper and deeper.
Building a high-standard free trade zone network
On November 5, 2023, the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), nicknamed "Four-leaf clover", will usher in the 6th China International Import Expo.
China International Import Expo(CIIE), which was born in the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, is the first national exhibition with import theme in the world. In November 2018, at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo(CIIE), the Chairman of the Supreme Leader solemnly promised to the world: "China International Import Expo should not only be held every year, but also be level, effective and better."
△ National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) South Plaza
China has always insisted on opening up to the outside world at a high level, and steadily expanded institutional opening-up such as rules, management and standards. Chairman of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly expressed China’s proposition on international occasions — —
In April 2019, at the opening ceremony of the second "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader delivered a keynote speech: "We should promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, take a clear-cut stand against protectionism, and promote economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win direction."
In November 2021, at the 30th anniversary summit of China-ASEAN dialogue relations, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "We firmly safeguard regional peace and stability, always focus on the theme of development, take the lead in establishing a free trade zone, and jointly build with high quality ‘ Belt and Road ’ Jointly promote the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which has promoted regional integration and development and people’s well-being. "
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△ Hainan Yangpu International Container Terminal
The breakthrough in the system has brought about a pioneering work in the history of trade. On the ancient Eurasian continent, a trade network of Qvanxian Zhang emerged.
Under the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, China and the members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) integrated the trade rules of fifteen countries. The RCEP dividend has gradually emerged, and the number of "certified operators" agreements signed ranks first in the world. The "Belt and Road Economics" report released by the World Bank believes that the full implementation of the "Belt and Road Initiative" will increase trade between participating countries by 4.1%.
Up to now, China has signed 21 free trade agreements with 28 countries and regions, and initially established a high-standard free trade zone network based on the surrounding areas, radiating and building the "Belt and Road" and facing the world.
Today, the number of ASEAN fruits on the dining table in Chinese has increased from 53 10 years ago to 73, and the fruits on the "Belt and Road" are fragrant; China’s new energy vehicles have accelerated into ASEAN, quietly changing people’s lifestyles … The Belt and Road Initiative is a "hundred flowers garden" for China to share opportunities and seek common development with the world.
△ Zhangjiang Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Provide new forms of multilateral cooperation
"The two sides should take this opportunity to carry forward the past and forge ahead, take advantage of the situation, and work together to draw fine and delicate ‘ Gongbi painting ’ To achieve high-quality development together. The two sides should also expand cooperation in poverty reduction and poverty alleviation, so that China-Ukraine mutually beneficial cooperation can benefit more and better the two peoples. "
On September 13th, 2022, before paying a state visit to Uzbekistan, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader published a signed article in the local area, pointing out that the two sides should create a development pattern of balanced benefits, coordination, tolerance, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.
The people of China not only want to live a good life for themselves, but also want the people of other countries to live a good life. Building the "Belt and Road" contains the feeling of "helping the world" that Chinese has had since ancient times, and strives to make the construction achievements more fair and benefit all parties involved in the joint construction.
△ On September 24th, 2020, cotton farmers picked new cotton in a cotton field using drip irrigation technology in China, in the Syr Darya state of Uzbekistan.
In Uzbekistan, Chinese enterprises have used rich industrial production experience to promote the development of agricultural modernization, greatly increasing the added value of products and broadening the channels for local farmers to increase their income and become rich. "We introduced cotton varieties from China. These varieties have higher yield and earlier maturity than those in China. Moreover, our cotton field belongs to saline-alkali land and low producing area, but we achieved a good harvest in the first year with China drip irrigation technology and cotton seeds. " Uzbekistan cotton farmers said excitedly.
In Kenya, China’s scientific researchers went into the mountains and forests, and jointly compiled the Flora of Kenya with the National Museum of Kenya, which recorded nearly 7,000 vascular plant species in Kenya in 31 volumes, filling the gap in the study of plant resources in East Africa.
△ On June 25th, 2021, in Kenya, an agricultural professor from China exchanged experimental results with Kenyan agricultural experts and Kenyan graduate students in the laboratory.
In China, according to the local geographical characteristics and ecological environment, experts from South Korea have established different demonstration zones for quicksand fixation and vegetation restoration according to local conditions, and benefited the local area with decades of accumulated experience and technology in sand control.
If "hard connectivity" has set up the "bones" of the Belt and Road Initiative, then "soft connectivity" has dredged the blood for the Belt and Road Initiative. Through bilateral cooperation, multilateral cooperation and other forms, more countries and enterprises are encouraged to participate deeply and form a joint development force.
Victoria Kvak, vice president of the World Bank for East Asia and the Pacific, said that through the Belt and Road Initiative, China has provided the world with a new form of multilateral cooperation. Kenyan expert on international issues, Cavens Adehir, said that on the issue of promoting human progress and global development, China stood firmly with other countries, shared the fruits of development, and promoted the modernization of developing countries through technical and financial cooperation.
Create a new paradigm of international communication
"Good President, my name is Pablo Cordoba, and I am an earthquake survivor in Portoviejo. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. President for China’s assistance to our country and thank you for being with the Ecuadorian people. "
In November 2016, Cordoba met the Chairman of the Supreme Leader in the lobby of the Ecuadorian Public Safety Emergency Command Center designed and built by China enterprises. Today, Cordoba still clearly remembers every detail at that time. "Chairman of the Supreme Leader came and took my hand and asked about my injury. I heard that there was nothing serious. He nodded with relief and asked me about my current work. "
Ecuador’s public safety emergency command center is the post-earthquake rescue base camp of Ecuador’s strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale in 2016, and it is also one of the pragmatic achievements of strengthening information cooperation and promoting the modernization of national governance system and governance capacity.
△ Ecuador Public Security Emergency Command Center
In the past 10 years, the "One Belt, One Road" initiative to build a country has created a new concept and paradigm of international exchanges, and promoted the development of the global governance system in a more just and reasonable direction — —
Work together to promote green and low-carbon development. China signed 47 memorandums of understanding on South-South cooperation on climate change with 39 co-construction countries, and cooperated with Laos, Cambodia and Seychelles to build low-carbon demonstration zones.
Actively promote the construction of the "Healthy Silk Road". By the end of June, 2023, China had signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt and Road cooperation in the field of health with the World Health Organization, and signed health cooperation agreements with more than 160 countries and international organizations.
Cooperation in scientific and technological innovation was accelerated. Since 2013, China has built nine transnational technology transfer platforms for ASEAN, South Asia, Arab countries, Africa, Latin America and other regions, and started to build more than 50 "Belt and Road" joint laboratories in agriculture, new energy, health and other fields.
△ 300 MW photovoltaic power generation project in Gauchare, Argentina undertaken by Chinese enterprises (photo)
Chairman of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Building together ‘ Belt and Road ’ Pursuing development, advocating a win-win situation and conveying hope. "
China has actively established a multi-level policy communication mechanism with co-established countries and international organizations, promoted the "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms, injected "lubricant" and "catalyst" into deepening pragmatic cooperation, injected new impetus into global development and prosperity, and made new contributions to enhancing the people’s livelihood and well-being of all countries.
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Written by Ning Li Li Luan Xiyan
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