China's steady economic growth adds certainty to global development(3)

STRENGTHENING PRACTICAL COOPERATION

Looking at the newly-built bridge spanning across the Mekong River, Da Danuch, a 31-year-old civil servant in Cambodia, could hardly hold back her excitement.

"Previously, it took at least one hour to one hour and a half to cross the river by ferry, but it's convenient now because we have the bridge, and it takes less than five minutes to cross the river," she said.

The Chinese-built Stueng Trang-Kroch Chhmar Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge came into service in late 2021, which has largely facilitated transportation and businesses between the two sides of the river. It is an important achievement within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, and also exemplifies China's commitment to deepening practical cooperation with the rest of the world for joint development.

Cooperation between China and its partners has not only upgraded local infrastructure and improved the skills of workers, but also advanced cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

In a classroom in Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, students raised their hands, competing for chances to answer questions from Chinese agricultural technicians.

It was an agricultural machinery skills training class taught by a team of Chinese technical experts. Over the past two decades, Chinese expert teams have trained more than 22,000 people there with technical skills, in a big boost to the country's agricultural development.

"China will promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation so that more countries and peoples will benefit from its development opportunities and real outcomes," Xi said at the opening ceremony of the fourth China International Import Expo in November 2021. His remarks demonstrated China's sincere readiness to share the fruits of development with countries around the world.

Under the guidance of Xiconomics, China is pursuing growth while ensuring stability, and expanding practical cooperation with its partners to bring benefits of its development to countries across the globe, which has injected confidence into the world economy.