Ou Xiaoli: Italy has set an example for the west, and it is a good example

The second "Belt and Road" International Cooperation summit is held on the eve of Beijing.，Ou Xiaoli, director of one belt, one road development forum, was reopened at the BRIC Forum on the Beijing Cooperation Forum.In his speech, o'xiaoli praised Italy for its courage and foresight, saying it set a "good example" for the West。
 
In his speech, o'xiaoli praised Italy for its courage and foresight, saying it set a "good example" for the West，China and Italy were the starting points of the ancient Silk Road in history；President Xi Jinping proposed the one belt, one road initiative in 2013，borrowing the historical symbol of the Silk Road，Italy joined the "Belt and Road" circle last month,Become the first G7 one to sign the one belt, one road memorandum of understanding.

Original speech of director Ou Xiaoli：

One belt, one road, China signed one belt, one road, and Italy, which was signed by President Xi Jinping during a state visit to Europe last month. Italy has also become the first member of the G-7 to sign the memorandum of understanding on the "one belt and one road". For this, I want to praise Italy!
 
Why do you like it？
 
Italy has set an example, and it is a good one。One belt, one road construction project has been working in many countries in recent years, especially when I have been in contact with many other countries.There are developed countries and developing countries, among which there are some senior government officials。They all expressed their one's enthusiasm for building one belt, one road.。

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Italy Prime Minister Conte in Rome (photo source: Xinhua News Agency)
 

China has participated in one belt, one road and one road in the past few years. But because of many factors，As a result, the developed countries did not take this step。This time, Italy bravely stepped out under pressure，Become the first one belt, one road in G7 countries, to join in building the "one belt and one way" initiative.Some friends said it was a milestone，It will play an exemplary role, I agree with that。
 
There is a famous man in China, Lei Feng, who has done a lot of good deeds. After his death, Chairman Mao Zedong of China wrote an inscription: "learn from Comrade Lei Feng.". Later, a musician wrote a song called "learn from Lei Feng's good example". Italy has also done a good thing bravely, and it is estimated that some people will learn from them. Therefore, it is worth praising for them.
 

In my opinion, Italian politicians have a vision and a pattern in this regard. President Xi Jinping proposed the one belt, one road initiative in 2013, and borrowed the historical symbol of the silk road. Superficially, the silk road is a trade road, but in essence, it is a general term for the exchange of different nationalities, people and cultures between the East and the west, and it is a road of civilization exchange. It has effectively promoted the development of the areas along the line, promoted the progress of human civilization, become an important link for the prosperity and development of countries along the line, a symbol of friendship between the East and the west, and a common historical and cultural heritage shared by the people of all countries in the world.
 
China and Italy, one at the eastern end of Eurasia and the other at the western end. In history, it was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. One belt, one road China initiative, was introduced by Xi'an's chairman of China's "one belt and one road" initiative. It has a body organized by private enterprises called Shaanxi New Silk Road Enterprise Development Association. They set up a forum. I suggested to them that the name of the forum should be "dialogue between Chang'an and Rome". Because Chang'an is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and Rome is the destination. The dialogue between the two is the dialogue between two cities, two countries, and even more, the dialogue between two civilizations.

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Our ancestors, longing for the unknown world and a better life, jointly opened up the ancient Silk Road and made contributions to the exchange of civilizations, prosperity and progress of mankind.
 
Today, President Xi one of the "one belt, one road" initiative, which gives the connotation of the new era, the Silk Road, a very inclusive historical symbol, calls on all countries to uphold the spirit of the Silk Road, "peace, cooperation, openness, tolerance, mutual learning, mutual benefit and win-win", and abide by the principle of "sharing, sharing and building together", and will surely build a better community for human destiny. Make a positive contribution.

Because of its external characteristics of equality and inclusiveness and its internal characteristics in line with the reality of today's world, this initiative embodies the common interests of most countries and reflects the wishes of most countries to promote peace and development. Therefore, it has been widely responded and actively supported by the international community.
 

One belt, one road China memorandum signed one belt, one road and another by Italy, has added new strength to the "one belt and one road" construction. I also believe that Italian politicians are pragmatic and intelligent on this point.

 Italy's accession to one belt, one road, has both historical origins and realistic considerations. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, the world economy has fallen into the trap of low growth. Among them, the overall economic recovery in Europe is weak, and Italy is facing the longest and most serious economic recession since the end of World War II (there were three negative growth in 10 years). How to restore economic growth, create more jobs and get rid of the long-term political turmoil are the problems that politicians must solve.
 

China Europe Train (Photo source: Visual China)

In recent years, one belt, one road has achieved great achievements in practice，In particular, the one case of one belt, one road, Greece, Portugal and other countries in southern Europe，It gives Italy hope。It is also the power of an example。One belt, one road, is just like Italy's prime minister Conte, who said in a seminar on foreign policy, "Italy is willing to join in the construction of the" one belt "road, which will bring new opportunities for Italy。The one belt, one road cooperation, provided Italy with many opportunities to increase foreign trade and economic cooperation, he also said in an interview with reporters.
 

China is Italy's largest trading partner in Asia and Italy is China's fifth largest trading partner in the EU。China and Italy are highly complementary in many fields and there is broad space for cooperation。Because of this, Italy has made a rational and pragmatic strategic choice。One belt, one road, is published in the Italy Evening Post. Italy will benefit from the joint efforts to build the "one belt and one road". Italy's economic growth and social stability will benefit. Of course, China will also benefit from cooperation with Italy. This is a win-win result.

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In his book the basic laws of stupidity, Carlo chipola, a famous contemporary Italian economic historian, divided people into four categories: waste, wise men, robbers and fools. In the behavior of others, the waste does not get the benefit, but gives the benefit to others (Professor Carroll calls this kind of person waste, which seems inappropriate); the wise man makes himself and others get the benefit (that is, people say the win-win situation); the robber is to get the benefit himself, and others pay the price (at the expense of others, to take advantage of others); the fool is not to let others benefit, himself There are no benefits or even losses.
 

Among the four types of people, the wise are the most rational and beneficial to the society. Although waste is not rational enough, it is harmless to people, so people regard it as "good people". Bandits do harm to others, but they don't care about their own interests, so it's a bit rational. A fool is not only harmful, but also irrational. Even if it is not good for him, he will still harm others. Such people are the most dangerous group.

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From this we can see that the behavior that causes win-win is wisdom, while the behavior that causes double loss is stupidity. The signing of the memorandum of understanding between China and Italy is wise. Compared with the past, human beings have improved after all. In today's world, there are still fewer bandits fighting openly, but there are still others. But it's common to be stupid at the expense of others. So I would like to appeal that we should all be wise!
 
I would also like to express that Europe is an important pole in the world today. It should make its own independent voice. Why should we act according to the face of others? We should take our own road and control our own destiny。
 
We are happy to see a united and prosperous Europe. A united and prosperous Europe will add stability to today's unstable world. China and the EU share broad common interests in deepening pragmatic cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win results, share common positions in safeguarding multilateralism and an open world economy, opposing protectionism and unilateralism, and sharing common goals in improving global governance and maintaining world peace and stability. China and the EU should strengthen strategic mutual trust, deepen partnership cooperation, improve global governance, safeguard multilateralism, and inject stability, certainty and predictability into a world full of variables.
 

It is gratifying to note that 10 days ago, China and the EU signed a rich and fruitful joint statement on the 21st China EU summit, setting out the direction of joint efforts between China and the EU in the next stage. This is a programmatic document for bilateral cooperation. The document clearly states one belt, one road initiative and the EU Eurasia interconnection strategy. China and Europe will strengthen cooperation under the framework of China EU interconnection platform and jointly enhance the sustainability and compatibility of Asia Europe interconnection. This is a wise document, and the signing of the declaration will be a win-win and significant step.

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A week ago, Notre Dame was engulfed by fire, and more than 800 years of historical sites were burned down, and the remains of outstanding treasures of human civilization were left behind. The whole world deplored it. The Notre Dame fire in Paris is a loss to France, a loss to Europe, and a loss to all mankind. A turbulent Europe will be the death of our common destiny.
 
President Xi Jinping said, "we should not be alone, but we should help the world, because happiness should not be an independent unit's enjoyment, but should be the common feeling of all mankind". If you develop well and live a comfortable life, you should also let others develop well and live comfortably. ".
 
Finally, I would like to end with a poem by the English poet John Donne, "for whom the bell tolls.". "No one can live alone in the sea like an island. Everyone is like a piece of soil, connected to the whole land. If there is a piece of land washed away by the sea, Europe will lose a corner. It's like a headland, like your friend or yourself, whoever dies is a part of yourself, because I'm a human being. So ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you

(In April 22, 2019, one of the words "Belt and Road" Beijing Cooperation Forum was reconstructed by bro's "Think—tank" in the BRICs forest Think—tank.

Brief introduction to the author

Ou Xiaoli, director of the social development department of the national development and Reform Commission. Formerly one belt, one road inspector of the western development division of the national development and Reform Commission, and the head of the "one belt and one road" work leading group office. "One belt, one road" is a great plan for building a big pattern. It is a great peace and development project that benefits the world by taking the cultural symbols of ancient China and the world, which are all familiar with the world and standing at the commanding heights of history and values.