And they claim that there is a "debt trap" when they just see the word"loan". They deem it as "discrimination and prejudice"even if there is just some misunderstanding. They label it as "not abiding by the rules" when it does not accord with their double standard. However, some people are too critical to be objective. That is why it has exerted huge impact on the world and attracted extensive attention. It also meets the need of the countries to tackle their own challenges. The Belt and Road Initiative is a reflection of many countries' common aspiration for achieving prosperity and development. The trade and investment between China and the countries along the Belt and Road have been growing rapidly with the total trading volume surpassing 4 trillion USD, and the investment volume totaling more than 60 billion USD.Īll these facts have proved that the Belt and Road Initiative originates from China but belongs to the world. China worked with 43 countries and set up 75 overseas economic and trade cooperation zones, paying 2.2 billion USD taxes to the host countries and creating 200 thousand jobs locally. By now, China has signed 103 agreements with 88 countries and international organizations. The past five years have witnessed that the Belt and Road Initiative transformed itself from a vision to practical actions with fruitful cooperative results. It emphasizes on integrating the development strategies and complementary advantages of the countries along the Belt and Road, thus creating multiplier effect. And it boosts policy consultation, trade promotion, infrastructure connectivity, financial cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. The Belt and Road Initiative acts in the spirit of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. This is not only the inheritance and innovation of the spirit of the ancient Silk Road, but also the desire for mutually beneficial cooperation, prosperity and development shared by all countries. Kenya has been an important bond linking China and Africa since ancient times.įive years ago, when visiting some Asian countries including Indonesia and Kazakhstan, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative of building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road( the Belt and Road). The envoys from China and Kenya, together with the merchants from other countries in Asia, Africa and Europe have opened the "Maritime Silk Road". The king of Malindi sent his envoy along with the fleet to pay a return visit and took one giraffe as gift to China. More than 600 years ago, a fleet led by the Chinese navigator Zheng He arrived at Mombasa and Malindi, bringing porcelain, silk and tea to Africa. The silk products were transported from China through an ancient trade route that linked Asia and Europe. More than 2000 years ago, Julius Caesar of ancient Rome liked to wear the robes made of Chinese silk. Sun Baohong, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, was published on the Daily Nation newspaper of Kenya on 2nd August, 2018.
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