China publishes white paper on Belt and Road cooperation

Beijing issued an encompassing document to review and preview the landmark Belt and Road Initiative on Tuesday, marking the vision's 10th anniversary this year.

Over the past decade, BRI cooperation "has delivered real gains to participating countries," said the white paper published by State Council Information Office titled "The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future".

The Chinese government published this white paper to present the achievements of the BRI during the past 10 years, give the international community a better understanding of the value of the initiative, facilitate high-quality cooperation under it, and ultimately deliver benefits to more countries and peoples.

In March 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the vision of a global community of shared future; and in September and October that year, he raised the initiatives of joining with others to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

The BRI "has contributed to the sound development of economic globalization and helped to resolve global development challenges and improve the global governance system," the white paper said.

The vision "has also opened up a new path for all humanity to realize modernization, and ensured that the efforts of building a global community of shared future are delivering real in results," it added.

Full text: The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future