Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of Belt and Road Forum at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake on May 15, 2017 in Beijing, China.
Dismissing assertions that the initiative was aimed at forming a "small group" of nations taking part in the One Belt and One Road (OBOR) venture, Xi said China plans to build it as a road to peace and link his country to much of Asia, Europe and Africa.
Earlier yesterday, Mr Xi urged major multilateral institutions to join the Belt and Road initiative, stressing the importance of rejecting protectionism in seeking global economic growth.
Hua said when asked for her reaction to Bagley's remarks a day before the two-day Belt and Road Forum.
Please understand that womenofchina.cn, a non-profit, information-communication website, can not reach every writer before using articles and images. But officials have expressed concern Beijing might use "Belt and Road" to promote exports by encouraging its neighbors to adopt China's industrial standards for railways and other goods.
"The CPEC is a core component of your visionary initiative of the One-Belt-One-Road project". Talking to media persons, Aziz said that the BRI "will be a game-changer for the world not just for one or two countries because it will set the tone transcending many cultures, borders and ideologies".
"Spanning thousands of miles and years, the ancient silk routes embody the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit", he said.
The summit has seen leaders agreeing to prioritize policy consultation, work on perfecting the infrastructure connectivity network and better serve public well-being and sustained development, according to an official release of the Foreign Ministry. China and Pakistan have signed 10 additional agreements connected to the contentious corridor which runs through Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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"It is regrettable but not a problem that India still maintains its strong opposition, even though China has repeatedly said its position on the Kashmir dispute would not change because of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)", said the article written by Global Times reporter Wang Jiamei.
"No country can accept a project that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity", India's foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday.
"Indians are keen to compare themselves with China on development and worldwide status, but strongly object to China developing friendly cooperation with Pakistan, for fear that Sino-Pakistani ties are targeting India", it says.
China will provide emergency food aid worth 2 billion yuan to developing countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative and make an additional contribution of $1 billion to the Assistance Fund for South-South Cooperation.
Reacting to India's absence at the forum, it said the "CPEC was an initiative on economic cooperation".
"The Belt and Road Initiative originates from China but belongs to the world.
It does not exclude or target any party", President Xi said.
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