'Global Gateway', 'Belt and Road' can complement each other in aiding global infrastructure

NHK: The European Commission launched a “Global Gateway” plan, under which up to 300 billion euros will de dedicated to infrastructure development in the developing world. The measure is seen as a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Do you have any comment?

Wang Wenbin: China welcomes all initiatives that help developing countries improve infrastructure and promote common development. We also believe that different initiatives should not replace or exclude each other. Instead we advocate inclusiveness, communication and coordination for greater synergy.

You mentioned the BRI. I would like to stress that the BRI follows the principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, upholds the open, clean and green concept, and is committed to realizing sustainable, livelihood-oriented and high-standard objectives. It strives to inject fresh impetus into world economic growth and open up new space for international economic cooperation. Over the past eight years, the initiative has been fleshed out with concrete actions, which added finer details to the original broad strokes. BRI cooperation has reaped a bumper harvest indeed.

BRI cooperation has delivered tangible benefits to the people in participating countries and has been warmly welcomed and highly commended by all sides, especially developing countries. Going forward, we will continue to strengthen cooperation with all BRI partners and work for steady progress in various sectors guided by the principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits so as to help developing countries improve infrastructure and contribute to global development.

China and the EU have much in common in the overall direction of connectivity. There is every reason for us to complement each other and jointly enhance the connectivity between countries and global sustainable development.

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