Xi Jinping attended the fourth "Belt and Road" construction symposium and delivered an important speech

On December 2, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the Fourth Belt and Road Construction Symposium and delivered an important speech in Beijing.

Beijing, December 2 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the fourth Belt and Road Construction Symposium in Beijing on December 2 and delivered an important speech, emphasizing that in the current severe and complex international environment, we should promote the joint construction of the "Belt and Road"Opportunities and challenges for high-quality development coexist, but overall the opportunities outweigh the challenges. We must strengthen strategic self-confidence, maintain strategic determination, have the courage to take responsibility, and create a  brighter future for the Belt and Road Initiative.

Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the symposium, and Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, presided over the symposium.

At the symposium, Zheng Zhajie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Ma Zhaoxu, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yin Li, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Wang Menghui, Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Hu Wangming, Chairman of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Feng Xubin, Chairman of Yixinou Trade Service Group Co., Ltd., and Xing Guangcheng, Director of the China Frontier Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, spoke successively, introducing the work situation and putting forward opinions and suggestions based on actual conditions.

After listening to everyone's speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward in 2013, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and through the joint efforts of all parties, the Belt and Road Initiative has been jointly built It has always adhered to the Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit, and always adhered to the principle of consultation, joint construction and sharing.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to focus on promoting the construction of high-quality "Belt and Road" mechanisms, improve the overall management mechanism of cooperation planning for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and improve "hard connectivity" , "soft connectivity", "heart connectivity"Coordinate and promote the mechanism, improve the pragmatic cooperation mechanism of the industrial chain and supply chain, improve the international exchange and cooperation mechanism in emerging fields, improve the diversified guarantee mechanism for investment and financing, improve the internal and external coordination mechanism for risk prevention and control, improve the overseas interest protection mechanism, improve the high-level international communication mechanism, improve the cooperation mechanism of the clean Silk Road, and promote the stable and long-term development of the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to a blueprint to the end, work one stubble after another, have the courage to overcome various risks and challenges, unswervingly promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and make greater contributions to promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Ding Xuexiang presided over the meeting and said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech fully affirmed the major achievements made in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and made comprehensive arrangements for  promoting the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" at present and in the future. The general secretary's important speech is lofty, profound, incisive and rich in connotation, promoting the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" for the next golden decade High-quality development provides important compliance and guides the way forward, and we must carefully study and understand and resolutely implement it. All regions, departments and units should continuously strengthen strategic thinking, safety awareness, system concept, and international vision, focus on promoting systematization and institutionalization, continue to improve top-level design, formulate pragmatic measures, deepen foreign cooperation, and strive to cultivate a number of well-known and weighty cooperation brands, form more exemplary and leading major achievements, and jointly create a higher-level, more resilient and more sustainable joint construction of the "Belt and Road" New space for win-win development.

Wang Yi, He Lifeng and Wu Zhenglong attended the symposium.

The main responsible comrades of the member units of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Construction, relevant departments of the central and state organs, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to promote the Belt and Road Construction Leading Group, heads of relevant enterprises, experts and scholars attended the symposium.

Source: Xinhua News Agency