Belt and Road Initiative's vitality stems from its inclusiveness

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presided over the Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation on Wednesday.

Focusing on COVID-19 prevention and control cooperation in the region and the region's economic recovery, the conference provided a platform for the representatives of more than 30 countries and international organizations to pool their wisdom in addressing the challenges the region faces.

In all, 140 countries and 32 international organizations are participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting the great significance attached to it. With plentiful substantial achievements having been made since it was proposed in 2013, the initiative has provided the world with many global public products that manifest practical progress toward the realization of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.