Countries will also start "soft" connectivity programs to align rules and standards at customs, quality supervision, law enforcement. More industrial parks, economic corridors and capacity cooperation projects will be built. Low-carbon businesses, e-commerce, big data and smart cities will be supported, according to Xi.

A day before, he announced hefty financial support for all these endeavors.

-- 100 billion yuan (about 14.5 billion U.S. dollars) to augment the Silk Road Fund;

-- 380 billion yuan equivalent in loans for infrastructure and development projects from Chinese policy banks;

-- 300 billion yuan to conduct overseas yuan fund businesses;

-- 60 billion yuan in aid to developing countries and international organizations.

Since 2013, the initiative has gone beyond vision and become a reality, delivering real benefits to countries along the routes.

From Mongolia to Malaysia, Thailand to Pakistan and Laos to Uzbekistan, many projects, including high-speed railways, bridges, ports, industrial parks, oil pipelines and power grids, are being built. The living standards of many along the routes have been raised.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who attended the forum, gave the scheme the thumbs-up. He told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the forum embodies China's uniquely far-sighted, strategic vision and will be key to addressing global problems through international cooperation.

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