Eleven years of wind and rain, eleven years of spring blossoms and autumn fruits. Jointly building the "the Belt and Road", a major international cooperation initiative rooted in the fertile soil of history and focusing on the bright future of mankind, has gone deep and solid in the process of joint discussion, joint construction and sharing. The cooperation fields have been expanding, the scope of cooperation has been expanding, and the level of cooperation has been rising. The international appeal, influence, and cohesion have been growing, and the results have been thick and fruitful. At the fourth symposium on the construction of the Belt and Road held on the 2nd, General Secretary Xi Jinping fully affirmed the significant achievements of the joint construction of the Belt and Road, and made comprehensive arrangements for promoting the high-quality development of the joint construction of the Belt and Road in the current and future periods. The ambitious and rich speech provided an important guideline for promoting the high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road", and showed the world that China is willing to work with all parties to create a brighter future of the "the Belt and Road". On December 2, in Vientiane, Laos, the "Lancang" EMU slowly left the platform of Vientiane Station of China Laos Railway (UAV photo). Xinhua News Agency (photo by Kai Qiao) relies on specific projects to solidly and orderly promote the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure across mountains and seas. The China Laos railway, which has realized Laos' long cherished wish of "being a land locked country" to "being a land linked country", ushers in the third anniversary of its opening and operation, and the vitality of the "golden channel" continues to emerge; Qiankai Port, a high-quality cooperation key project of the "the Belt and Road" between China and Peru, has recently opened, and a new era of land and sea channel for Asia and Latin America has been officially born; The Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station, the largest hydroelectric power station in Uganda constructed by a Chinese enterprise, provides a continuous source of "green energy" for Uganda's economic and social development; The Yawan high-speed railway marks the first overseas landing of China's high-speed railway system, all elements, and all industry chains; The China Europe freight train runs non-stop, with a total of 100000 trains running, reaching 227 cities in 25 European countries and over 100 cities in 11 Asian countries. Over the past 11 years, wide highways, towering bridges, and efficient ports have greatly improved the connectivity of the world economy, making mountains no longer high and roads no longer far. The increasingly sound 'soft connectivity' builds a bridge of rules, standards, and interconnectivity between co built countries. In the past 11 years, China has signed 113 standardization cooperation documents with 69 countries and organizations, established the "the Belt and Road" standard information platform, and issued 2263 foreign language versions of national standards, covering more than 20 fields and 11 languages. Signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions, and signed mutual recognition agreements for "certified operators" with 28 economies, significantly improving the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. The long-term mechanism to jointly build the "the Belt and Road" and meet the development needs of all parties has been constantly promoted. China has signed cooperation documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations to jointly build the "the Belt and Road", and has established a coordination mechanism with some countries to jointly build the "the Belt and Road" cooperation work, and jointly promote the implementation of cooperation plans. The joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and the construction of the Russian Eurasian Economic Union, Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" new economic policy, South Africa's "Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan", Egypt's Suez Canal Corridor Development Plan, Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" and other multinational development strategies have achieved docking, which strongly supports the joint construction of the national economic and social construction process. On July 3rd, in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Luban Workshop presented admission notices to international students studying in China. Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Yang's photo shows that friendship between nations lies in people's blind dates, and people's blind dates lie in heart to heart connections. Over the past 11 years, the "heart to heart connection" of mutual help and assistance has continued to deepen. Jointly building the country to inherit and promote the spirit of friendly cooperation along the Silk Road, extensively carrying out cultural and tourism cooperation, educational exchanges, media and think tank cooperation, people to people exchanges, etc., promoting mutual learning and cultural integration and innovation among civilizations, and forming a diverse and diverse cultural exchange pattern. China has cooperated to build more than 30 Luban workshops in the three continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa, cultivating nearly 10000 students through academic education and providing vocational training for over 31000 people. It has built a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, providing humanistic support for the development of the jointly built country. The "small and beautiful" projects such as mushroom grass, water wells, and hybrid rice are being solidly promoted, continuously enhancing the sense of gain and happiness of the people who jointly build the country. Jointly building the "the Belt and Road" cooperation adheres to the principle of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing, takes the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure as an important direction, the "soft connectivity" of rules and standards as an important support, and the "heart to heart connectivity" with the people of the country as an important foundation, achieving solid and impressive achievements. 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 the current severe and complex international environment, General Secretary Xi Jinping scientifically analyzed the new situation faced by the joint construction of the Belt and Road, and made an important statement that "promoting the high-quality development of the Belt and Road has both opportunities and challenges, but overall, opportunities outweigh challenges". He made significant arrangements and clear requirements for continuing to promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road. From adhering to the combination of high-quality development and high-level security, government guidance and market operation, scientific layout and dynamic optimization, quantity growth and quality improvement, to coordinating and deepening the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, "soft connectivity" of rules and standards, and "heart connectivity" of the people of the country, to coordinating and promoting the construction of major landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, to coordinating and consolidating cooperation in traditional fields and steadily expanding cooperation in emerging fields... General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward an overall idea for continuously expanding new spaces for win-win development that are at a higher level, more resilient, and more sustainable. General Secretary Xi Jinping has requested to focus on promoting the construction of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation mechanisms, including improving the overall planning and management mechanism, coordinating the promotion mechanism of "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity," improving the practical cooperation mechanism of industrial and supply chains, and improving the international exchange and cooperation mechanism in emerging fields. Jointly building the "the Belt and Road" originates from China, and the achievements and opportunities belong to the world. As a popular international public product, the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" has been fruitful for 11 years, constantly enriched and improved in practice, and always kept pace with the development of the times. In a century of turmoil, the goal of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" is development, win-win and hope. Draw a blueprint to the end, work on it one after another. Having the courage to overcome various risks and challenges, and unswervingly promoting the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" will certainly make greater contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. (New Society)