Nandu NewsReporter Zhao Linxuan from Beijing On December 15, the "Belt and Road Initiative" People-to-People Bond Development Report (2023) prepared by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of the "Belt and Road" and the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China was officially released.
How to understand the content of the Report?What is the significance of people-to-people ties to the Belt and Road Initiative?In this regard, Chen Ruihua, director of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Research Center (Nankai University's counterpart to Kashgar University), doctor of economics and professor, wrote an article commenting that people-to-people ties and efforts to bring together the friendly ideas, sincere friendship and pragmatic actions of the people of the countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" are the social foundation for promoting the "Belt and Road" and an important part of the "Belt and Road" cooperation. The report profoundly explains the significance and practical value of people-to-people bonds and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
On December 15, at the national press conference, six blue books, including the "Belt and Road Initiative People-to-People Bond Development Report (2023)", were officially released.
The report stresses that people-to-people bonds are to establish the values of trustworthiness, harmony, win-win cooperation, mutual assistance, heart-to-heart, openness and inclusiveness among all countries, which is the humanistic and social foundation of the Belt and Road Initiative, the emotional bond and trust guarantee of the Belt and Road Initiative, the value orientation and supreme goal of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the key and basic project of the Belt and Road Initiative.
In Chen Ruihua's view, the report focuses on giving full play to the political leading role of political party exchanges, promoting exchanges and mutual learning between cultural civilizations, deepening global health cooperation, helping the cause of international poverty alleviation, strengthening exchanges and cooperation in talent training, writing a new chapter in international cooperation among young people, gathering the power of women in the Belt and Road Initiative, and strengthening exchanges and cooperation among non-governmental organizations.
In the article, Chen Ruihua pointed out that the report summarizes the three major experiences of the people-to-people bond in the Belt and Road Initiative. First, the key to high-quality people-to-people ties lies in the persistence of pooling the strength of all parties. On the road of people-to-people ties in the Belt and Road Initiative, the leadership of the head of state is crucial. In addition, through in-depth promotion of political party exchanges, continue to strengthen cooperation between universities, think tanks, and national organizations, encourage social organizations to enhance their comprehensive coordination functions, and innovatively give full play to the unique advantages of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and overseas Chinese in the field of promoting people-to-people bonds, and extensively carry out exchanges and cooperation in education, science and technology, culture, health, humanitarianism, tourism, sports, and localities, and create a mechanism exchange brand, and the joint efforts of multiple subjects have enhanced the attractiveness and cohesion of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Second, adhering to the people-centered principle is the fundamental principle of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. People-to-people bonds not only shoulder the important task of enhancing friendship and deepening understanding, but also play the role of boosting economic cooperation and improving people's livelihood and well-being, we must closely rely on non-governmental and social forces to carry out exchanges and cooperation with the people of the co-construction countries in various forms and rich contents, enhance the sense of gain, happiness and security of the people of the co-construction countries, consolidate the most extensive and powerful public opinion foundation for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and make the Belt and Road Initiative a "development belt" for the benefit of the world and a "road of happiness" for the people.
Third, adhering to continuous innovation and development is the source of power for high-quality people-to-people bonds. At the same time, China and the co-construction countries continue to innovate the forms of people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, add new momentum to people-to-people exchanges, and at the same time grasp the opportunities of digital and intelligent development, continue to expand the fields of cooperation, and empower the road of joint construction and innovation.
For the future development, Chen Ruihua analyzed in the article that the report looked forward to the bright prospects of the "Belt and Road" people-to-people bonds, and put forward corresponding suggestions. First of all, China needs to build a solid foundation for people-to-people ties and exchanges with the countries we have built together. Second, China needs to deepen people-to-people ties and practical cooperation in various fields with the countries it has built together. Finally, China should work with the countries to improve the quality of people-to-people bonds.
Chen Ruihua concluded in the article that in the future, China will continue to uphold the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road, take the "heart-to-heart connection" with the people of the co-construction countries as an important foundation, give full play to the role of the people of all countries as masters, promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.