From the Great Wall to the "Belt and Road", the strategic wisdom of the Chinese nation has spanned thousands of years. More than two thousand years ago, Qin Shihuang turned his hand to build a barrier of thousands of miles with bricks and stones to resist the northern iron cavalry. Today, China uses the "Belt and Road" as a link and uses the concept of win-win cooperation to pave the bridge to the world. The two measures, thousands of years apart, both carry the strategic vision of the Chinese nation to respond to challenges and create the future at different historical stages.

The construction of the Great Wall is the most rational choice in the era of cold weapons. The Hun cavalry came and went like the wind. If the Central Plains dynasty wanted to go deep into the grassland to fight, the cost was high and the benefits were low. Qin Shihuang decisively gave up "taking offense instead of defense" and turned to build a city to defend. This city wall not only blocked the arrows, but also condensed the hearts of the people and became a symbol of the perseverance of Chinese civilization. Even though Emperor Kangxi bluntly stated that "cultivating the people is better than building the city", the Great Wall has long surpassed its military significance and sublimated into a totem of the national spirit. It tells us that true strength lies not only in swords, but also in wisdom and unity.

The proposal of the "Belt and Road" is the answer given by China in the era of globalization. Faced with the global economic downturn and imbalance in the governance system, China is no longer satisfied with "hiding its strength and maintaining a low profile", but takes the initiative to build a "community of interests" and a "community of shared future". This modern Silk Road no longer uses bricks and stones, but uses railways, ports and the Internet to closely connect countries. The signal it sends is clear and loud: China's development is not to protect itself, but to help the world. From passive acceptance of rules to proactively formulating rules, this transformation demonstrates the responsibility of a major country.

The Great Wall guards the border, and the "Belt and Road" expands the future. The former is the pinnacle of defensive strategy, while the latter is a model of open cooperation. Although the two are very different in form, their cores are the same - they are both protecting and expanding the living space and development opportunities of the Chinese nation in a way that is most in line with the times. History has proved that retreat will eventually be eliminated, and only open cooperation can win-win results. From the Great Wall to the "Belt and Road", the Chinese nation is embracing the world with a more confident attitude and creating a future together.