Why is the the Belt and Road Initiative so popular? The Chinese and foreign teachers and students in this college have given the answer: China | International Stage | Chinese and Foreign
The year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the proposal of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" initiative. Over the past decade, China has signed more than 200 cooperation documents with 151 countries and 32 international organizations to jointly build the "the Belt and Road". The "the Belt and Road" has become a popular international public product and international cooperation platform. Why is the the Belt and Road Initiative so popular? On June 15, an offline delegation of reporters from the central and local news websites, representatives of the Positive Energy Network and others came to Zhuhai to visit the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University, where they found new answers.
The the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University, established in September 2018, is a new entity based teaching and research institution dedicated to the "the Belt and Road" talent cultivation, discipline construction and academic research, approved by the Ministry of Education to meet the needs of the rapid development of the "the Belt and Road". It is a college serving the "the Belt and Road" construction, and its headquarters is located in Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University.
Over the years, the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University has adhered to the principles of high standards, new mechanisms, and internationalization, relying on the century old Normal University's profound humanistic heritage, advantageous disciplines, and comprehensive advantages of the intersection of arts and science, and has recruited talents from around the world. It has trained nearly 500 students from nearly 90 countries in the world.
"The 'the Belt and Road' initiative makes China more visible on the international stage, and also makes China's international status more and more important." Zhu Mu from Russia is a "foreign student" who studies and lives in the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University. When he was 14 years old, Zhu Mu came to China for the first time, he deeply loved China. For the "the Belt and Road" initiative proposed by China, he believes that "many overseas students feel the development and progress brought by the 'the Belt and Road' initiative during their study, and after graduation, they will praise China's development endlessly."
When talking about the "the Belt and Road" initiative and China Russia relations in the new era, Zhu Mu said that China and Russia may have more exchanges and contacts in the future, because Russia's "Eurasian Economic Union" project and China's "the Belt and Road" initiative have many similarities in vision. "I hope to witness more cooperation between the two countries in the coming years," said Zhu Mu.
Last year, Li Silai, a Sierra Leonean international student, went to the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University. Here, students from different countries have learned the latest theoretical knowledge needed in the 21st century, as well as the basic experience of China's rapid development and long-term stability. "With the active promotion of the the Belt and Road College, the College has organized a variety of activities for international students. We visited many major projects in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area such as the Shenzhen China Channel. As a student of the the Belt and Road College, I believe I will accumulate more knowledge about the 'the Belt and Road' initiative and the Greater Bay Area." Through the "the Belt and Road" initiative and China Africa Under the cooperation forum mechanism, China supports African countries in building infrastructure such as communication, power and transportation, which has greatly boosted Africa's modernization. Li Si said that in Sierra Leone, many people believe that China has made tremendous efforts in advocating and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
In China, there are many schools such as the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University, which provide a new platform for enhancing friendship, exchanges and cooperation among the people of countries along the line, and open the door to cooperation. Hu Biliang, Executive Dean of the the Belt and Road College of Beijing Normal University, said, "China is the initiator of the 'the Belt and Road'. We must take the lead in the world in the talent cultivation, discipline construction and discourse system construction of the 'the Belt and Road'. We must firmly grasp the right to speak, wield the positive energy in the 'the Belt and Road', and promote the common development of the world while promoting China's development.".
Promoting the construction of the "the Belt and Road" is not only the need for China to expand and deepen its opening up, but also the need to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Asia, Europe, Africa and other countries in the world. It is a long-term plan related to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the sustainable development of mankind. In 2023, the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" will surely start a new journey in the vivid practice of carrying out greater scope, higher level and deeper international cooperation. China will continue to provide new opportunities for the world with its own new development and add new momentum to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The welcome "the Belt and Road" initiative has a promising future.