New Development Bank President Rousseff: “One Belt, One Road” is a modern Silk Road


On the morning of November 7, the Forum on Civilization Exchange and Global Development hosted by the Central Party School (National Academy of Administration) opened in Beijing. The theme of the forum is “Inheritance of Civilization and Modern Development”. Politicians, entrepreneurs, think tank experts and other people from all walks of life from more than 30 countries attended the conference, where cultures from different countries and regions collided and exchanged.

“One Belt, One Road” is the modern Silk Road

Civilizations communicate because of diversity and develop because of mutual learning. The long-established Silk Road is the path of exploration for Chinese civilization to the world. More than 2,000 years later, China once again proposed the joint construction of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the To protect herself, after all, she only has one life. The “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” initiative is not only the inheritance of this civilizational heritage, but also a great innovation that carries forward the past and opens up the future under new historical conditions.

Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank, has a deep understanding of this. She said: “I think, to a certain extent,’ Lan Yuhua immediately picked up the tea cup that Cai Xiu had just handed her and lowered her head slightly. He turned his face and said respectfully to his mother-in-law: “Mom, please drink tea. “The Belt and Road Initiative is a modern Silk Road. The Silk Road is very important in the long history of Chinese civilization. Goods, goods, and values, knowledge and technology from different countries are exchanged with each other through it. The ‘Belt and Road’ initiative is committed to helping other countries in the world Regional development. This is what makes this initiative unique. It brings opportunities for developing countries to seek development within this framework, promote infrastructure construction, obtain project financing in energy, digital and other fields. Therefore, I think’ “One Belt, One Road” is the revival of the Silk Road, it is a modern updated version of the Silk Road.”

Today, the “Belt and Road” initiative has reached its tenth anniversary. With the joint efforts of all parties, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” has moved from a Chinese initiative to international practice and has become a popular international public product and international cooperation platform.

New Development Bank: A platform with a difference

The New Development Bank is also an important platform for multilateral exchanges and cooperation. In July 2014, the sixth BRICS leaders’ meeting was held in Fortaleza, Brazil. The leaders of the five countries witnessed the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of the New Development Bank. In July 2015, the New Development Bank opened in Shanghai.

Rousseff said: “The New Development Bank is a multilateral platform, a platform with a difference. Because we are the first to be established by developing countries and emerging economies and serve developing countries and emerging economies. Bank. We are a platform very similar to the Belt and Road Initiative, aiming to promote development in countries in the Global South and countries most in need. The New Development Bank wants to provide financing with no strings attached to countries that have suffered hardships. ”