MORE TO EXPECT
With a "circle of friends" from over 100 countries and international organizations, and projects in countries that are home to 60 percent of the world's population, the initiative has gradually been involving the world at large.
According to Wang, as the Belt and Road Initiative is continuously improving itself to seek an innovative cooperation model, the cooperation fields are also expanding.
During Wednesday's visit to WHO headquarters, Xi noted that China stands ready to enhance cooperation with the WHO in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and assisting other developing countries.
The Belt and Road Initiative, with its goal of common development and prosperity, conforms to the basic values of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and can play a crucial role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, for example eradicating poverty, said Chen.
More and more international organizations are beginning to appreciate the platform provided by initiative that draws closer cooperative ties.
In July 2016, a high-level conference on intellectual property for countries along the Belt and Road, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was held in Beijing, attracting 300 participants from some 60 countries.
Francis Gurry, director general of the WIPO, said his organization was delighted to have a clear relationship to the opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative, which would ensure coherence in the architecture of intellectual property rules worldwide.
Besides infrastructure and health care, other fields such as culture, art, finance and education are also expected to welcome further cooperation, said Chen.
In May, China will host a Belt and Road forum for international cooperation in Beijing, Xi announced on Tuesday in a keynote speech at the opening session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
The upcoming forum will explore ways to address regional and global economic problems, generate fresh energy for interconnected development, and ensure that the Belt and Road Initiative delivers greater benefits to people of the countries involved, Xi said.
The Belt and Road Initiative is expected to foster opportunities and prosperity in various fields around the globe with better cooperation between more countries, developing and developed ones alike, and multilateral organizations and enterprises, Chen said.
