In the fall of 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed the initiative to jointly build the "Belt and Road" and contributed Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to improving global economic governance and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

In May 2017, the first "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum was held in Beijing. In a blink of an eye, two years have passed, and the second "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum was about to be held.

Over the past five years, the construction of the "Belt and Road" has gradually transformed from concepts to actions and vision to reality, and has achieved remarkable achievements, with increasingly rich connotations. If the "Belt and Road" is compared to an encyclopedia, then in the past five years, this encyclopedia can be said to have changed from thin to thick, adding many entries, and having its own big data.

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"The Encyclopedia of the Belt and Road"

Article 1

"The Best of the Belt and Road" Friends"

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On May 14, 2018, China signed a cooperation document on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago became the first Caribbean country to join the Belt and Road Initiative. Trinidad and Tobago, referred to as "Terdo", Terdo has the most natural minerals, especially asphalt, oil and natural gas. China is the largest importer of natural asphalt in Germany and Dortmund.

On May 14, 2018, China signed a cooperation document for jointly building the "Belt and Road" (Belt and Road Network)

After the joining of Tertiary Domestic, the enthusiasm of Caribbean countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative has continued to rise. After Antigua and Barbuda, Dominic has also come. At the beginning of this year, Barbados joined and became the first new family in 2019. partner.

Barbados Ambassador to China Francis Jackman launched a travel invitation to Chinese and other friends: "For many countries in Barbados and the Caribbean, tourism is one of the most critical areas and the largest service department in the economy. Barbados It is also clear that we should give priority to attracting more Chinese tourists. Several countries in the region, including us, have visa-free agreements, which is an important area where we have room for development."

Who is the first West African country to join the Belt and Road Initiative to join the circle of friends?

On July 21, 2018, on the streets of Dakar, the national flags of China and Serbia were hung high. President Xi Jinping and Senegalese President Saal witnessed the situation together. The two sides signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents such as jointly building the "Belt and Road".

On July 21, 2018, President Xi Jinping held talks with Senegalese President Saal in Dakar

As soon as Senegalese President Saal joined, he solemnly sent a greeting: "I once said that the Belt and Road Initiative will connect the mainland and the ocean, strengthen exchanges between people and countries, which is extremely important. . Africa also occupies a unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative, which in my opinion is a vision for the future and worth our efforts to do so, and we will work with China."

On July 21, 2018, the people of Senegal welcomed President Xi Jinping’s visit

Who is the first G7 country to join the "Belt and Road" circle of friends?

In the past two years, the "Belt and Road" has also "gathered fans" many developed economies. Some Western countries have opened their arms to embrace this initiative that advocates "consulting, co-constructing, and sharing".

On March 23, 2019, President Xi visited Italy and the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on the "Belt and Road". On this day, a new friend of the address book was added: Italy, Ciao (Hello)!

On March 23, 2019, President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Conte jointly witnessed the signing and exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Promoting the Construction of the Belt and Road Initiative

More than 700 years later, Italy seemed to follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo, joining hands with each other, and the ancient Silk Road was "revived". In Italy, the Belt and Road Initiative is described as "a train that cannot be missed".

Italian entrepreneur Rebecchini is very looking forward to future cooperation: "Italy is a great country, but it also needs new impetus to boost it. China has many unique characteristics, such as huge entrepreneurial opportunities and financial potential. I It is believed that introducing infrastructure and investment in enterprises is a valuable opportunity for Italy and cannot be missed."

Italy is the first member of the G7 (that is, the old developed countries) to join the Belt and Road Initiative, which is symbolic. Just four days after Italy, China and Luxembourg signed a memorandum of understanding on jointly building the "Belt and Road". Joining your friends circle with actions has become the choice of many countries.

Who is the country with the closest cooperation with the Belt and Road Initiative for three consecutive years?

In the past two years, the "circle of friends" of the "Belt and Road" family has shown a situation of blooming in multiple points. Our friends are all over Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific region. Among so many friends, which countries are the countries with the closest cooperation with the "Belt and Road" for three consecutive years?

Big data shows that the level of cooperation between participating countries and China's "Belt and Road" is rising year by year. Russia has won the highest national cooperation score for three consecutive years, and is a close partner of international cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative; Kazakhstan has long been in the top three rankings and is an important fulcrum for the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative; and Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries are all ranked high in the three-year evaluation, which shows the closeness of cooperation. From a regional perspective, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, the Belt and Road Initiative has the closest cooperation, and the ranking of West Asia and North Africa countries has risen the most.

Overall score chart of the "Belt and Road" country cooperation degree from 2016 to 2018 (Belt and Road Network)

The top ten countries in the "Belt and Road" country cooperation index (Belt and Road)

(Note: The above data comes from the "Belt and Road" Big Data Report (2018)")

Like this increasingly united and close circle of friends! The address book is getting longer and longer, and the circle of friends is getting bigger and bigger. Behind this is a portrayal of the vigorous vitality of the "Belt and Road". As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, the "Belt and Road" is transitioning from "freehand brushwork" to "fine brushwork".

Xi Jinping: "In the past few years, we have completed the overall layout of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and painted a 'freehand painting'. In the future, we must focus on the key points, carefully craft them, and jointly draw a delicate and delicate 'fine brushwork'."