High-quality cooperation guarantee of bright future for shared benefits of Belt and Road

When China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, few would have expected it to become such a major global public good in such a short span of time. That it has is because of the tangible benefits it has produced for all the participants. Under the BRI framework countries have strengthened their connectivity with the world thanks to the construction of much-needed infrastructure, and boosted their development prospects through win-win cooperation with China.

The important roles BRI projects have played in enhancing people's livelihoods and narrowing the global development gaps have made the modern Silk Road a road of hope, a road of development, a road of opportunity, and a road to a greener future. That is why the initiative has become increasingly popular around the world.

The popularity of the initiative is an incontrovertible rebuttal to the smears of some that the initiative is nothing but a geopolitical tool and Belt and Road cooperation a debt trap. Contrary to those allegations, the BRI is testament to China's perspicacity and perseverance, and its ability to turn blueprints into reality. It is evidence of its courage to pursue the greater good despite the potential pitfalls.