New Silk Road 'to benefit all of Eurasia'
- By Chen Boyuan
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China's initiative to shape the New Silk Road Economic Belt, an economic corridor that matches the ancient path of the Silk Road sprawling from China to central Asia, has received positive response from countries along the Belt, as it represents a fresh dose of growth momentum to all.
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![Li Jinjun, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, the agency responsible for the CPC's interparty diplomacy and liaisons, talks about China's role in shaping the New Silk Road Economic Belt in Xi'an. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20140926/001aa0ba3c16158f164108.jpg "Li Jinjun, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, the agency responsible for the CPC's interparty diplomacy and liaisons, talks about China's role in shaping the New Silk Road Economic Belt in Xi'an. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]") |
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Li Jinjun, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, the agency responsible for the CPC's interparty diplomacy and liaisons, talks about China's role in shaping the New Silk Road Economic Belt in Xi'an. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn] |
Li Jinjun, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, the agency responsible for the CPC's interparty diplomacy and liaisons, asserted that China's pursuit of growth will enable other countries in Asia and Europe to enjoy the fruits of development.
"We will let people in Europe and other Asian countries catch the express train of China's development," said Li said on Tuesday while attending China's annual commemoration of the International Day of Peace, held in Xi'an.
The New Silk Road is reminiscent of the ancient one in that it is focused on the exchange of both goods and cultures, but trade on the New Silk Road will no longer be limited to silk and tea.
"More importantly, the similarity also lies in the peaceful mode of such exchanges," said Li, referring to the fact that ancient Chinese dynasties did not force trade transactions with others by means of wars or confiscations, and that the Chinese government will also shape the New Silk Road in a peaceful manner.
Many see the New Silk Road as a new link between Asia and Europe, the two most populous continents, since self-developing, non-governmental connections were forced to a halt by the Cold War. "Due to various reasons, people from both continents have failed to find a path that leads to mutual prosperity, but the existence of the New Silk Road will fill such a void," Li said.
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