Time to back BRI amid US coercion

Editor's note: In the over 50 years since establishing diplomatic ties, China and Malaysia have remained committed to the independence of strategies, win-win cooperation and mutual support. In the face of global uncertainties, the two countries should enhance traditional friendship and consolidate the foundation for bilateral relations. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

The endorsement of the Belt and Road Initiative by more than 150 countries, through participation, speaks volumes of the initiative's relevance in global governance. The Global South countries across the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America constitute the bulk of the Belt and Road partner economies.

In the past 12 years after its inauguration, the Belt and Road Initiative has helped improve infrastructure connectivity and sharpen the Global South's economic competitiveness remarkably. Alongside this, the mammoth endeavour has helped reset the modality of multilateral cooperation, making it more inclusive and equitable for the developing world.