“The modernization we are pursuing is not for China alone, but for all developing countries through our joint efforts” noted the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

According to the Leader of China, global modernization should be pursued to enhance peaceful development and mutually beneficial cooperation and bring prosperity to all.

“China will work with all parties involved to deepen Belt and Road partnerships of cooperation, usher this cooperation into a new stage of high-quality development, and make relentless efforts to achieve modernization for all countries”, Xi Jinping said.

According to the Chinese Leader, in the next five years, China’s total trade in goods and services is expected to exceed USD 32 trillion.

China has become a main trading partner of more than 140 countries and territories and a primary source of investment for more countries.

Xi Jinping also announced that an additional RMB 80 billion (about $10.9 billion) would be injected into the Silk Road Fund.

The President of China noted that Belt and Road cooperation has progressed from “sketching the outline” to “filling in the details”, and blueprints have been turned into real projects. 

S.Rakhimov, UzA