国内英语资讯:Enter the Dragon: Xi Jinpings opening address to B&R forum_时事

国内英语资讯:Enter the Dragon: Xi Jinpings opening address to B&R forum

Once we have access to a little bit of prosperity, we argue about it. People who have everything, have everything to argue about. People who have nothing suffer in silence. The needy are united in their need.

The sad fact is that many of the world's poorest nations have been raped and robbed by former colonial powers who left them destitute while enriching themselves. These colonialists are often the very countries that have the audacity to speak in such lofty tones about "the China threat."

The developmental model of the past was neither sustainable nor fair. This is why a new approach is needed, one which, in the words of Xi, requires "partnerships of dialogue with no confrontation, and of friendship rather than alliance."

What China proposes is not "or," it is "and." It is not about I win or you win. It is not about us or them. Are you with me or against me? It is about you and me. It is about China and Vietnam. It is about Vietnam and Thailand, Thailand and Laos, the Maldives and Uzbekistan, joining hands and working together; a human chain for cooperation that stretches from ocean to ocean across some of the most troubled regions on the planet.

Xi said, "The pursuit of the Belt and Road Initiative is not meant to reinvent the wheel. Rather, it aims to complement the development strategies of the countries involved by leveraging their comparative strengths."

When we talk about growth and prosperity in under-developed and developing nations, we are not talking about a new car, ten computers for every classroom or free health care for all. We are talking about a road, a classroom or a doctor.