Preparation for the upcoming BRI Forum in Beijing
China has issued a white paper on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Tuesday, highlighting the role that the iconic "project of the century" has played in global development during the past decade as well as its achievements in living up to its ultimate goal of building a global community of shared future, Global Times reported.
Preparation for the upcoming BRI Forum in Beijing
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Preparation for the upcoming BRI Forum in Beijing

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Eurasia 12/10/2023 06:00

China has issued a white paper on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Tuesday, highlighting the role that the iconic "project of the century" has played in global development during the past decade as well as its achievements in living up to its ultimate goal of building a global community of shared future, Global Times reported.

The white paper was released at an important juncture that is deemed as both a milestone and a new start of BRI cooperation, after Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the grand initiative 10 years ago. It was also issued ahead of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) to be held this month, which analysts believe would serve as a testimony debunking stepped-up Western slandering, while uniting more consensuses on the initiative's future development blueprint, the newspaper added.

The EU and the US seem to view BRI cooperation, which leads to win-win results, differently because they often approach everything as a zero-sum game, Levente Horváth, Hungary's former consul general to Shanghai and the director of Eurasia Center told Global Times.  But BRI collaboration with China appears to offer more promising prospects, as China is "open to engaging with other countries without seeking dominance or control over their internal policies, unlike some Western nations," he said. 
The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing from October 17 to 18. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will also speak at the summit, his press chief confirmed to Hungarian news site Telex. Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral talks with Chinese leaders.

October 11 marks the 74th anniversary of the establishment of Hungarian-Chinese diplomatic relations. China's ambassador to Hungary, Gong Tao gave an interview to Hungarian state television M1, stressing the importance of mutual respect between the two countries. According to the diplomat, Hungarian-Chinese relations have greatly developed in the last ten years and he expressed his hope that after he 3rd BRI Forum, they can make another step ahead.
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