On the 2nd, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the Fourth Belt and Road Construction Work Symposium in Beijing and delivered an important speech, emphasizing that in the current severe and complex international environment, there are both opportunities and challenges to promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, but overall, the opportunities outweigh the challenges. We should strengthen our strategic confidence, maintain our strategic focus, be brave to take on the responsibility, and create a brighter future of jointly building the "the Belt and Road".
Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee, attended the symposium, while Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, presided over the symposium.
At the symposium, Zheng Zhajie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Ma Chaoxu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yin Li, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Wang Menghui, Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Hu Wangming, Chairman of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Feng Xubin, Chairman of Yixinou Trading Service Group Co., Ltd., and Xing Guangcheng, Director of the China Borderland Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, successively made speeches, introduced the actual work situation, and put forward opinions and suggestions.
After listening to everyone's speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward in 2013, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and through the joint efforts of all parties, the "the Belt and Road Initiative" has always adhered to the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit and win-win results, and has always adhered to the principle of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing. The scope of cooperation has been expanding, the level of cooperation has been rising, and the international appeal, influence and cohesion have been growing. It has made significant achievements, which has made China's contribution to enhancing the friendship and promoting the economic and social development of the country.
Xi Jinping emphasized that in recent years, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, with unilateralism and protectionism on the rise, and local conflicts and turbulence occurring frequently. In this context, in order to promote the high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road", we must properly respond to various risks and challenges, effectively overcome the impact of geopolitical conflicts, correctly handle and enhance the sense of gain of the co construction country and adhere to the relationship beneficial to China, and effectively guarantee the security of China's overseas interests.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative has entered a new stage of high-quality development. We should adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, hold high the banner of a community with a shared future for mankind, adhere to the guiding principles of jointly building and sharing, openness, green integrity, and high standards to benefit the people's livelihood. Guided by the eight actions of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" with high quality, and taking connectivity as the main line, we should adhere to the combination of high-quality development and high-level security, government guidance and market operation, scientific layout and dynamic optimization, and the combination of quantitative growth and quality improvement. We should comprehensively deepen the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, the "soft connectivity" of rules and standards, and the "heart to heart connectivity" with the people of the country, and comprehensively promote major signs. The construction of sex projects and "small and beautiful" livelihood projects, coordinated and consolidated cooperation in traditional fields and steadily expanded cooperation in emerging fields, We will improve and promote the high-quality mechanism of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", and continue to expand new space for win-win development at a higher level, with greater resilience and sustainability.
Xi Jinping pointed out that we must adhere to a blueprint drawn to the end, work one after another, bravely overcome various risks and challenges, unswervingly promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road, and make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Ding Xuexiang presided over the meeting and stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech fully affirmed the significant achievements made in jointly building the Belt and Road, and made comprehensive arrangements for promoting high-quality development of the Belt and Road in the current and future periods. The important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping has lofty ideas, profound thoughts, insightful discussions, and rich connotations, providing important guidance and direction for promoting high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative in the next golden decade. We must study and understand it seriously, and resolutely implement it. All regions, departments and units should continue to strengthen strategic thinking, security awareness, system concept and international vision, focus on promoting systematization and institutionalization, continue to improve top-level design, formulate practical measures, deepen foreign cooperation, focus on cultivating a number of well-known and influential cooperation brands, form more demonstrative and leading major achievements, and jointly create a new space for win-win development of the "the Belt and Road" with higher level, more resilience and more sustainability.
Wang Yi, He Lifeng, and Wu Zhenglong attended the symposium.
Members of the leading group for promoting the construction of the "the Belt and Road", relevant departments of the central and state organs, major leaders of the leading group for promoting the construction of the "the Belt and Road" in all provinces, autonomous regions and cities, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, leaders of relevant enterprises, experts and scholars, etc. participated in the symposium.