Ⅴ. Actively Participating Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism and Advocating Large Cooperation Projects

According to Report to the 18th NCCPC, China will play the role of a responsible major country and actively participate in multilateral affairs. After taking office, President Xi attached so much importance to multilateral mechanisms that he attended many multilateral summits, including BRICS Summit, Boao Forum for Asia, G20 Summit, SCO Bishkek Summit, APEC CEO Summit, CICA Summit, the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting. Meanwhile, to practice the new diplomacy strategies, Chinese government makes many proposals for international cooperation and development, such as proposals to build Silk Road Economic Belt, 21 Century Maritime Silk Road, China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor, the New Eurasian Land Bridge, China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, the Bangladesh China India Myanmar Economic Corridor and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. By the end of 2014, 55 out of 65 countries alongside the "One Belt and One Road (OBOR)" area have made positive response to this proposal. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the BRICS Development Bank and Silk Road Fund programs initiated by China are officially launched and Chinese government has invested a large sum of money to them. Currently, the OBOR program has entered the phase of pragmatic cooperation. Connectivity construction in this region will provide opportunities for countries alongside silkroad and inject vitality to regional as well as world economy.

In conclusion, as time goes by, China's diplomacy will be improved and enriched through practice. China's diplomacy needs admission and support from the world; it also needs to be linked with the development with neighboring countries. I hope that our neighbors and friends will share with us their ideas and suggestions and join us in the cooperation programs. Let's make progress together and enjoy the benefits together. Thank you.

China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

Special Assistant to the President, Du Yanjun February 2015

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