Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
This is the highest-level international event organized under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The main events include an opening ceremony, a Leaders Roundtable Summit and a high-level conference.
The first forum was organized by China in Beijing on May 14-15, 2017. A major diplomatic gathering in 2017, it was significant to international and regional cooperation. Twenty-nine foreign heads of state and government attended the forum along with the UN secretary-general and heads of two other international organizations, in addition to more than 1,500 representatives from over 130 countries. About 4,000 global journalists reported the event. Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the forum.
The major deliverables include more than 270 concrete results in five key areas – policy, infrastructure, trade, finance, and people-to-people connectivity.
Xi Jinping announced on May 15 at the Leaders Roundtable Summit that China would host the forum again in 2019.
“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛
“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛是“一带一路”提出以来最高规格的论坛活动，主要包括开幕式、圆桌峰会和高级别会议三个部分。第一届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛于2017年5月14日至15日在北京举行，是2017年中国重要的主场外交活动，对推动国际和地区合作具有重要意义。29位外国元首、政府首脑及联合国秘书长、红十字国际委员会主席等3位重要国际组织负责人出席高峰论坛，来自130多个国家的约1500名各界贵宾作为正式代表出席论坛，来自全球的4000余名记者注册报道此次论坛。2017年5月14日，中国国家主席习近平出席论坛开幕式并发表主旨演讲。经过梳理和汇总形成的高峰论坛成果清单主要涵盖政策沟通、设施联通、贸易畅通、资金融通、民心相通5大类，共76大项、270多项具体成果。
2017年5月15日，习近平主持圆桌峰会并宣布中国将于2019年举办第二届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛。