The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation opened in Beijing on October 18. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.
Xi said, "This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) I proposed. The BRI, drawing inspiration from the ancient Silk Road and focusing on enhancing connectivity, aims to enhance policy, infrastructure, trade, financial and people-to-people connectivity, inject new impetus into the global economy, create new opportunities for global development, and build a new platform for international economic cooperation."
Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi's speeches on Belt and Road cooperation since 2021 follow:
Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on October 18, 2023Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on October 18, 2023Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on October 18, 2023Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on October 18, 2023Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 via video link on April 20, 2021Excerpts from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 via video link on April 20, 2021Sources: Xinhua News Agency and Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV)
