China Radio International Beijing May 3 (Reporter Ding Fei) According to China Radio International's "News and Newspaper Summary", yesterday, China Radio International anchor Wang Yi and his audience reviewed how the "Belt and Road" initiative grew from a seed to a big tree with lush branches and leaves. Today she took the audience to take a look at the circle of friends of the "Belt and Road" initiative. 2017-05-03 News and newspaper summary full text>>>

Someone asked, how big is the circle of friends in the "Belt and Road"? Then we must start with a speech by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. Come on, click and listen quickly.

Xi Jinping: More than three years ago, I proposed the "Belt and Road" initiative. Over the past three years, more than 100 countries and international organizations have actively responded and supported, and more than 40 countries and international organizations have signed cooperation agreements with China. The "Circle of Friends" of the "Belt and Road" is constantly expanding.

Just as President Xi said, over the past three years, there have been more and more friends in the circle of friends in the "Belt and Road" circle.

As we all know, President Xi Jinping first proposed the concept of the Silk Road Economic Belt during his visit to Kazakhstan in 2013. As soon as he finished speaking, Kazakhstan joined the "circle of friends". President Nazarbayev said: "China is good, Kazakhstan is good. Kazakhstan hopes to catch the fast train of China's economic development and is willing to achieve common development with China."

After Kazakhstan, soon, friends from the Maritime Silk Road in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and other maritime Silk Road also came.

On this side, Indonesia and Malaysia have just posted a message about port cooperation with China. On the other side, videos of China and Laos jointly building the China-Laos Railway, and reports of signing railway memorandums with Thailand have also popped up in their circle of friends. The group was so lively. Everyone was busy liked and left messages, but they didn't forget to sigh. Unexpectedly, the camel bells on the ancient Silk Road were replaced by trains, cargo ships, and flights today.

In May 2015, another new member joined the "Belt and Road" circle of friends, and is our old friend Russia. Not only that, Russia also invited its own friends from the Eurasian Economic Union.

Russian President Putin: We believe that the two can be connected and do not conflict. The Silk Road Economic Belt, our cross-European Railway Project, and some plans within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union all illustrate one problem, that is, we need to gather strength.

In June 2015, Hungary became the first European country to sign a "Belt and Road" cooperation document with China, and officially joined the "Belt and Road" circle of friends. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economics Sijaldor's video of highly evaluating the Belt and Road Initiative has also attracted a lot of retweets.

Sijaldor: The Belt and Road Initiative issued by the Chinese government, which is the modern Silk Road policy, is considered by the Hungarian government to be one of the most important measures in global economic development.

In October 2015, President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK extended the "Belt and Road" business to the westernmost end of Europe, 9,000 kilometers away. Oh yes, the first China-Europe freight train departing from London, England is already full of maternal and child products, soft drinks and vitamin products, crossing the English Channel, along the Silk Road, and arrived in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, my country in 18 days! Look, British friends proudly posted a lot of short videos on their Moments.

In 2017, another special new friend joined the circle of friends - New Zealand. He said that he was especially because New Zealand became the first Western developed country to sign a Belt and Road Cooperation Agreement with China.

There are more and more friends and more cooperation. It seems that we have to get together! Look, the group announcement was released: @全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全全

Wow, even Argentina and Chilean friends who are far away in Latin America are here! Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that 28 heads of state, representatives from 61 international organizations and more than 110 countries came to attend the meeting.

What are you waiting for? Hurry up and join the circle of friends on the Belt and Road Initiative.

In 2017, I am Wang Yi, see you next episode.

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