Other Western nations, including the United States, will be represented by junior officials.
A decision by France and South Korea as well to send delegates to theBelt and Road Forum, which begins on Sunday, has added to the growing global convergence to explore in greater depth, the China-led initiative. Washington is sending a delegation led by Matt Pottinger, special assistant to the president and senior director for east Asia at the National Security Council.
"He's showing vision. Leaders have to be visionary". "The benefit that Russian Federation can enjoy from this common movement from the east to the west is that, at least, inside the process we can control it and [influence] some projects which are necessary for Russian Federation, for the development of the region and the neighboring countries", Kanavsky said. "I think it's going to help him very much ahead of the next party congress".
He would be among 29 heads of state and governments taking part in the meeting from May 14-15.
In an interview with the Economist magazine, Mr. Trump praised his ties with Mr. Xi.
Poland is willing to actively cooperate under the Belt and Road framework in areas such as infrastructure, and to collaborate with relevant parties in cultural, investment, high-tech and tourism sectors, Szydlo said, adding that all these will contribute to trade and connectivity between China and Poland as well as Europe at large. The endeavour is estimated to be worth close to a trillion dollars.
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Last but not least, it is hoped that at the upcoming BRF and the 19th China-EU Summit, China and the EU will send out this positive message loud and clear: as two important factors for the maintenance of world peace and promotion of common development and prosperity, China and the EU will shoulder the shared responsibility to promote the construction of a more fair, reasonable and balanced global governance system under the concept that features openness and inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, and that together we can make a difference. Pakistan's Ambassador Masood Khalid was also present.
A rail cargo link between China and Central Asia across the northern Afghan province of Balkh opened in August and the country is discussing possible Chinese investment in rail, hydropower and fiber-optic networks.
So far, it's been loosely defined and appears to be including more and more projects of peripheral importance and questionable value.
The initiative could also set back the goal of establishing a domestic economy centered on consumption rather than investment, warns political commentator Hu Xingdou.
"However, if China wants to be a country that has a leading position in the world, it must encompass culture in the Belt and Road Initiative", he said. "China has to prove that these projects are sound and they have the management expertise to carry them through".
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