Attend the opening ceremony one of the "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum in Beijing
Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China
Distinguished heads of state and government,
Heads of international organizations,
Ladies and gentlemen, friends
"On the day of Meng Xia, everything is beautiful." In this beautiful season one belt, one road from all walks of life, from all walks of life in more than 100 countries, to gather together in Beijing to discuss the plan for building a "one belt and one road" construction is of great significance. Today, one belt, one road benefit by mutual discussion. I look forward to brainstorming and speak freely to give advice and suggestions for the "one belt and one road" construction, so as to benefit the people of all countries in this first Century project.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
More than 2000 years ago, our ancestors crossed the prairie desert and opened up the land silk road connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. Our ancestors set sail and sailed through the rough seas to break out the maritime silk road connecting East and West. The ancient Silk Road opened a new window for friendly exchanges between countries and wrote a new chapter in human development and progress. The Millennium "gilded copper silkworm" collected by Shaanxi History Museum of China and the Millennium shipwreck "Blackstone" discovered in Indonesia witness this period of history.
The Ancient Silk Road, which stretches for thousands of years, has accumulated the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit. This is a precious heritage of human civilization.
——Peaceful cooperation. In the Han Dynasty, more than 140 B.C., a peace mission from Chang'an began to open up the road from the east to the West and completed the "journey of hollowing out". This was the famous Zhang Qian's mission to the western regions. During the Tang, song and Yuan Dynasties in China, the land and Sea Silk Road developed simultaneously. Du Huan, Marco Polo and Ibn bertutai, the travelers from China, Italy and Morocco, all left historical marks on the land and sea silk road. In the Ming Dynasty in the early 15th century, Zheng He, a famous Chinese navigator, made seven ocean voyages, leaving a long story. The reason why these pioneering undertakings are famous in history is that they are not horses and spears, but Camel teams and goodwill; they rely not on strong boats and sharp guns, but on treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of "Silk Road people" have built a link of cooperation and a bridge of peace between the East and the West.
——Open and inclusive. The ancient silk road crosses the Nile River Basin, the Tigris River Basin and the Euphrates River Basin, the Indus River Basin and the Ganges River Basin, the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin, the birthplace of Egyptian civilization, Babylonian civilization, Indian civilization and Chinese civilization, the gathering place of Buddhist, Christian and Islamic believers, and the settlements of people of different countries and colors. Different civilizations, religions and races seek common ground while reserving differences, and are open and tolerant. They write magnificent poems of mutual respect and draw a beautiful picture of common development with their hands. Ancient cities such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Bagdad and Constantinople, and ancient ports in Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beihai, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are "living fossils" recording this period of history. History tells us: civilization develops in opening up, and nations coexist in integration.
——Learn from each other. The ancient Silk Road is not only a way to trade and barter, but also a way of knowledge exchange. Along the ancient Silk Road, China introduced silk, porcelain, lacquerware and iron ware to the west, and also brought pepper, flax, spices, grapes and pomegranates to China. Along the ancient Silk Road, Buddhism, Islam and Arabian astronomy, calendar and medicine were introduced into China, and China's four great inventions and silkworm rearing technology were also transmitted to the world. More importantly, the exchange of goods and knowledge has brought about conceptual innovation. For example, Buddhism originated in India, developed in China and inherited in Southeast Asia. Confucian culture originated in China and was highly praised by European thinkers such as Leibniz and Voltaire. This is the result of the charm of communication and mutual learning.
——Mutual benefit and win-win results. The ancient Silk Road witnessed the grand occasion of "envoys meeting each other on the road, and endless business trips" on the land, and the prosperity of "crossing the sea without knowing the number" on the sea. On this artery, capital, technology, personnel and other factors of production flow freely, and commodities, resources and achievements are shared. Important towns such as Almaty, Samarkand and Chang'an, as well as good ports such as sur port and Guangzhou, flourished. Ancient countries such as Rome, Sabbath and Kushan flourished, and the Han and Tang Dynasties ushered in a prosperous era. The ancient Silk Road created great development and prosperity in the region.
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows that no matter how far apart we are, as long as we bravely take the first step and stick to the opposite direction, we can walk out a road of mutual understanding and common development, and move towards a happy, peaceful, harmonious and beautiful distance.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
From the perspective of history, human society is in an era of great development, great change and great adjustment. World multipolarization, economic globalization, social informatization and cultural diversity are developing in depth. The general trend of peaceful development is increasingly strong, and the pace of reform and innovation continues to move forward. The ties between countries have never been as close as they are today, the yearning of the people of the world for a better life has never been as strong as it is today, and the means of overcoming difficulties for mankind has never been as rich as it is today.
From the perspective of reality, we are in a world of frequent challenges. World economic growth needs new impetus, development needs more inclusive balance, and the gap between the rich and the poor needs to be bridged. Regional hot spots continue to be turbulent and terrorism is rampant. The deficit of peace, development and governance is a serious challenge facing all mankind. That's what I've been thinking about.
Silk Road Economic Belt and one belt, one road, were put forward in 2013 and twenty-first Century in Kazakhstan and Indonesia. "Peaches and plums don't speak for themselves, but they make their own way." One belt, one road, one belt, one road, has been actively supported and participated by more than 100 countries and international organizations over the past 4 years. "One belt, one road" construction has gradually transformed from concept into action, from vision to reality, and fruitful achievements.
——This is four years of deepening policy communication. I have said many one time that the "one belt, one road" construction is not a new start, a reversal, but a strategic docking and complementary advantages. We have coordinated policies with relevant countries, including the Eurasian Economic Union proposed by Russia, the master plan for connectivity proposed by ASEAN, the "bright road" proposed by Kazakhstan, the "middle corridor" proposed by Turkey, the "development road" proposed by Mongolia, the "two corridors and one circle" proposed by Vietnam, the "economic center of northern England" proposed by the United Kingdom, and the proposal proposed by Poland“ "Amber Road" and so on. China's planning docking with Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Hungary and other countries is also in full swing. China has signed cooperation agreements with more than 40 countries and international organizations and carried out institutionalized capacity cooperation with more than 30 countries. During the forum, one belt, one road, and one international trade organization will be signed to cooperate with more than 60 countries and international organizations to promote the "one belt and one road" trade cooperation. Through policy docking, all parties have achieved the effect of "one plus one greater than two".
——This is four years of continuous strengthening of facilities connectivity. "The road leads to prosperity." Old fellow high speed rail, China Railway, the Asian Railway and the Hun hay railway project are being jointly promoted with the relevant countries. We will build a port such as Gwadar Port and Piraeus port, and plan for the implementation of a large number of interconnected projects. At present, a complex infrastructure network is taking shape with the economic corridors of China Pakistan, China Mongolia Russia, and the new Eurasian Continental Bridge as the lead, land, sea and air passage and information highway as the framework, and relying on major projects such as railways, ports and pipe networks.
——This is four years of continuous improvement in trade. China and the "one belt, one road" participating countries have vigorously promoted trade and investment facilitation and constantly improved the business environment. I have learned that the customs clearance time for agricultural products from Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries to reach the Chinese market has been shortened by 90%. China's trade with one belt, one road and more than 3 trillion dollars was over the period from 2014 to 2016. One belt, one road, has been invested in China by more than US $50 billion. Chinese enterprises have built 56 economic and trade cooperation zones in more than 20 countries, creating nearly $1.1 billion in taxes and 180000 jobs for the countries concerned.
——This is four years of expanding financing. Financing bottleneck is the outstanding challenge to realize interconnection. China has participated in one belt, one road, and participating countries and organizations in various forms of financial cooperation. China has one belt, one road, and 1 billion 700 million investment in the 9 projects of the participating countries. The investment in the Silk Road Fund has reached US $4 billion. China and the central and Eastern European "16+1" financial holding company were formally established. One belt, one road financial cooperation network is formed with the emphasis on the new financial mechanisms and the traditional multilateral financial institutions such as the world bank.
——This has been four years of continuous promotion of people to people ties. "The relationship between the state and the people lies in the mutual affinity between the people." The "one belt, one road" one belt, one road to the development of the Silk Road, the development of the Silk Road and the healthy Silk Road, and extensive cooperation in various fields such as science, education, culture, health and civil exchanges, to consolidate public opinion and build a solid foundation for the "one belt and one road" construction. The Chinese government provides 10000 government scholarships to relevant countries every year, and local governments have also set up special scholarships along the Silk Road to encourage international cultural and educational exchanges. Various cultural cooperation projects such as the Silk Road Cultural Year, tourism year, art festival, film and television bridge, seminar, think tank dialogue and other cultural cooperation projects abound. People have frequent contacts, which has brought the heart to heart closer.
The fruitful results one shows that the "one belt, one road" initiative is consistent with the trend of the times and is in line with the law of development, and is in line with the interests of all peoples and has broad prospects.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
The Chinese say, "everything is difficult at the beginning.". "One belt, one road" has already taken a solid step forward. One belt, one road, and one road ahead will be built to a better future. Here, I would like to make a few comments.
First, we must one belt, one road, to build a peaceful road. The ancient Silk Road was popular and declined in wartime. "One belt, one road" construction cannot do without a peaceful and tranquil environment. We should build a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core, and create a partnership of dialogue, non confrontation, partnership and non alliance. All countries should respect each other's sovereignty, dignity and territorial integrity, respect each other's development path and social system, and respect each other's core interests and major concerns.
The areas along the ancient Silk Road used to be "a place flowing milk and honey", but now many places have become synonymous with conflicts, turbulence and crisis challenges. This situation cannot continue. We should establish a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and create a security pattern of co construction and sharing. We should strive to resolve hot spots and adhere to political solutions; we should strive to mediate and uphold fairness and justice; we should strive to promote anti-terrorism, address both the symptoms and root causes, and eliminate poverty, backwardness and social injustice.
Second, we must one belt, one road, to build prosperity. Development is the key to solve all problems. To promote the one belt, one road construction, we must focus on developing this fundamental issue, release the development potential of all countries, and achieve economic integration, development linkage and fruitful sharing.
Industry is the foundation of economy. We should carry out in-depth industrial cooperation, promote the compatibility and mutual promotion of industrial development plans of various countries, do a good job in the construction of large-scale projects, strengthen international cooperation in production capacity and equipment manufacturing, seize the new development opportunities of the new industrial revolution, cultivate new formats, and maintain the vitality of economic growth.
Finance is the blood of modern economy. Growth is powerful only when blood vessels are connected. We should establish a stable, sustainable and risk controllable financial security system, innovate investment and financing modes, promote cooperation between the government and social capital, build a diversified financing system and multi-level capital market, develop Inclusive Finance, and improve the financial service network.
Infrastructure connectivity is the foundation of cooperative development. We should strive to promote the four in one connectivity of land, sea, sky and Internet, focus on key channels, key cities and key projects, and connect the land road network, railway road network and maritime port network. We have established the one belt, one road, and the six economic corridor framework, and we must push forward with solid progress. We should seize the new round of energy structure adjustment and energy technology reform trend, build a global energy Internet, and realize green and low-carbon development. We should improve the construction of cross regional logistics network. We should also promote the integration of policies, rules and standards to provide mechanism guarantee for interconnection.
Third, we must one belt, one road, and the road of opening up. Openness brings progress, while closure leads to backwardness. For a country, opening up is like breaking the cocoon into a butterfly. Although it will experience temporary pain, it will bring new life. The "one belt, one road" construction should be oriented by opening up, and solve the problem of economic growth and balance.
We should build an open cooperation platform, maintain and develop an open world economy, create an environment conducive to open development, promote the construction of a fair, reasonable and transparent international economic and trade investment rule system, and promote the orderly flow of production factors, efficient allocation of resources and deep market integration. We welcome all countries to actively develop an open economy, participate in global governance and the supply of public goods, and work together to build a broad community of interests.
Trade is an important engine of economic growth. We should have a "look out" mind, safeguard the multilateral trade system, promote the construction of free trade areas, and promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. Of course, we should also strive to solve the problems of unbalanced development, Governance Dilemma, digital divide and distribution gap, and build an open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win economic globalization.
Fourth, we must one belt, one road, to build the road of innovation. Innovation is an important force to promote development. "One belt, one road" construction is one pioneering work. To one belt, one road, we must also make innovations.
We should adhere to innovation driven development, strengthen cooperation in digital economy, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computer and other frontier fields, promote the construction of big data, cloud computing and smart city, and connect the digital silk road in the 21st century. We should promote the deep integration of science and technology with industry and finance, optimize the innovation environment and gather innovation resources. We should create entrepreneurial space and workshops for young people from all over the world in the Internet age, so as to achieve the youth dream of the future generation.
We should practice the new concept of green development, advocate green, low-carbon, circular and sustainable production and life style, strengthen ecological and environmental protection cooperation, build ecological civilization, and jointly achieve the sustainable development goal by 2030.
Fifth, we must one belt, one road, and build a civilized road. The construction of "one belt, one road" should transcend civilization and communication, civilization and mutual understanding, transcend civilization conflicts, civilizations coexist and transcend the superiority of civilizations, and promote mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual trust among nations.
We should establish a multi-level people to people cooperation mechanism, build more cooperation platforms and open up more cooperation channels. We should promote educational cooperation, expand the scale of international students sent to each other, and improve the level of cooperative education. We should give full play to the role of think tanks and build a good think tank alliance and cooperation network. In the fields of culture, sports and health, we should innovate cooperation models and promote practical projects. We should make good use of the historical and cultural heritage and jointly create tourism products with the characteristics of the Silk Road and heritage protection. We should strengthen exchanges among parliaments, political parties and non-governmental organizations of all countries, strengthen exchanges among women, youth, and the disabled, and promote inclusive development. One belt, one road, should be strengthened.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
当前，中国发展正站在新的起点上。我们将深入贯彻创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的发展理念，不断适应、把握、引领经济发展新常态，积极推进供给侧结构性改革，实现持续发展，为“一带一路”注入强大动力，为世界发展带来新的机遇。
——中国愿在和平共处五项原则基础上，发展同所有“一带一路”建设参与国的友好合作。中国愿同世界各国分享发展经验，但不会干涉他国内政，不会输出社会制度和发展模式，更不会强加于人。我们推进“一带一路”建设不会重复地缘博弈的老套路，而将开创合作共赢的新模式；不会形成破坏稳定的小集团，而将建设和谐共存的大家庭。
——中国已经同很多国家达成了“一带一路”务实合作协议，其中既包括交通运输、基础设施、能源等硬件联通项目，也包括通信、海关、检验检疫等软件联通项目，还包括经贸、产业、电子商务、海洋和绿色经济等多领域的合作规划和具体项目。中国同有关国家的铁路部门将签署深化中欧班列合作协议。我们将推动这些合作项目早日启动、早见成效。
——中国将加大对“一带一路”建设资金支持，向丝路基金新增资金1000亿元人民币，鼓励金融机构开展人民币海外基金业务，规模预计约3000亿元人民币。中国国家开发银行、进出口银行将分别提供2500亿元和1300亿元等值人民币专项贷款，用于支持“一带一路”基础设施建设、产能、金融合作。我们还将同亚洲基础设施投资银行、金砖国家新开发银行、世界银行及其他多边开发机构合作支持“一带一路”项目，同有关各方共同制定“一带一路”融资指导原则。
——中国将积极同“一带一路”建设参与国发展互利共赢的经贸伙伴关系，促进同各相关国家贸易和投资便利化，建设“一带一路”自由贸易网络，助力地区和世界经济增长。本届论坛期间，中国将同30多个国家签署经贸合作协议，同有关国家协商自由贸易协定。中国将从2018年起举办中国国际进口博览会。
——中国愿同各国加强创新合作，启动“一带一路”科技创新行动计划，开展科技人文交流、共建联合实验室、科技园区合作、技术转移4项行动。我们将在未来5年内安排2500人次青年科学家来华从事短期科研工作，培训5000人次科学技术和管理人员，投入运行50家联合实验室。我们将设立生态环保大数据服务平台，倡议建立“一带一路”绿色发展国际联盟，并为相关国家应对气候变化提供援助。
——中国将在未来3年向参与“一带一路”建设的发展中国家和国际组织提供600亿元人民币援助，建设更多民生项目。我们将向“一带一路”沿线发展中国家提供20亿元人民币紧急粮食援助，向南南合作援助基金增资10亿美元，在沿线国家实施100个“幸福家园”、100个“爱心助困”、100个“康复助医”等项目。我们将向有关国际组织提供10亿美元落实一批惠及沿线国家的合作项目。
——中国将设立“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛后续联络机制，成立“一带一路”财经发展研究中心、“一带一路”建设促进中心，同多边开发银行共同设立多边开发融资合作中心，同国际货币基金组织合作建立能力建设中心。我们将建设丝绸之路沿线民间组织合作网络，打造新闻合作联盟、音乐教育联盟以及其他人文合作新平台。
“一带一路”建设植根于丝绸之路的历史土壤，重点面向亚欧非大陆，同时向所有朋友开放。不论来自亚洲、欧洲，还是非洲、美洲，都是“一带一路”建设国际合作的伙伴。“一带一路”建设将由大家共同商量，“一带一路”建设成果将由大家共同分享。
女士们、先生们、朋友们！
中国古语讲：“不积跬步，无以至千里。”阿拉伯谚语说，“金字塔是一块块石头垒成的”。欧洲也有句话：“伟业非一日之功”。“一带一路”建设是伟大的事业，需要伟大的实践。让我们一步一个脚印推进实施，一点一滴抓出成果，造福世界，造福人民！
祝本次高峰论坛圆满成功！
谢谢大家。
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