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BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua)

China's diplomacy in 2015 will focus on making all around progress in the "Belt and Road" initiatives, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ongoing national legislative session on Sunday.

"The keyword for China's diplomacy in 2015 will be one focus and two main themes," Wang said.

Referring the focus to the progress of "Belt and Road" initiatives, Wang said China will further enhance policy communicating with other countries, expand the convergence of the shared interests and explore possible areas of win-win cooperation.

The priorities will be promoting connectivity, building overland economic corridors and pillars of maritime cooperation, he said.

China will also improve cultural and people-to-people exchanges and speed up talks of free trade areas with relevant countries.

"We are confident that Belt and Road initiatives will win even more supports and deliver even more early harvests," he said.

Two main themes will be peace and development, the minister noted.

China will work with the international community to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World Anti-Fascist War and make itself a strong force for peace by learning the lesson from the past and looking towards the future, he said.

The country will also take an active part in the UN development summit and international cooperation on climate change, he said.

China will play a constructive role in helping to secure a post-2015 development agenda and new international arrangements to address climate change, which are in line with the interests of developing countries, he said.

Summing up China's diplomatic progress in 2014, Wang said it is worth mentioning that China focused on building a new type of international relations featuring win-win cooperation and has taken a new path of external relations characterized by partnership rather than alliance.

"We have basically established a global network of partnerships," he said. "China's circle of friends and partners has widened and will continue to expand."

China has established different forms of partnership with more than 70 countries and many regional organizations by 2014.

Wang described the year of 2014 as the one of harvest as well as of forging ahead and breaking ground.

China left its own imprint in the history through successfully hosting the meetings of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and APEC, while taking an active part in settling international hotspot issues, according to Wang.
 
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China, Russia to work on Silk Road Economic Belt: FM

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia will sign an agreement to work on the Silk Road Economic Belt, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday at the sidelines of the ongoing national legislative session.

The practical cooperation between China and Russia is based on mutual need and has enormous internal impetus and room for expansion, Wang said.

"This year, our practical cooperation is expected to deliver a series of new results," he said. "We will work hard to lift two-way trade volume to 100 billion U.S. dollars."

China and Russia will start strategic cooperation on the development of Russia's Far Eastern region, he said.

"We will strengthen our cooperation on high-speed railway", he said.

China and Russia will start to fully construct the eastern route of natural gas pipelines and sign an agreement on the western route of natural gas pipelines.

The two countries will accelerate the joint research and development on a long-distance, wide-body passenger jet.

China and Russia will continue to intensify their cooperation in the financial, oil and gas, as well as nuclear power sectors.
 
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2015 will be the year of "Belt and Road."

Li Keqiang's gov't work report on diplomacy
CCTV.com

03-08-2015 10:16 BJT

Premier Li Keqiang's 38-page government work repoert also outlined the country's foreign policies, including President Xi Jinping's 'One belt, one road' initiative, which aims to develop deeper relationships between China and other nations along the New Silk Road.

Meanwhile, the premier stressed China's plans to continue strengthening its unity and cooperation with other developing countries as well as protect the country's common interests.

"We will continue to hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and mutual benefit, and coordinate China's domestic and international efforts. We remain fully committed to peaceful development and pursing a win-win strategy of opening up. We will resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty security, and developmental interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and legal persons overseas. We will help develop a new type of international relations based on mutual benefit and cooperation, work to deepen strategic dialogue and practical cooperation with other major countries, and work to build a sound and stable framework for major-country relations. We will work comprehensively to make progress in neighborhood diplomacy and work to create a community with a common future with our neighbors." he said.
 
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Lanxin HSR Line, New Silk Road
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2015 will be the year of "Belt and Road."

Li Keqiang's gov't work report on diplomacy
CCTV.com

03-08-2015 10:16 BJT

Premier Li Keqiang's 38-page government work repoert also outlined the country's foreign policies, including President Xi Jinping's 'One belt, one road' initiative, which aims to develop deeper relationships between China and other nations along the New Silk Road.

Meanwhile, the premier stressed China's plans to continue strengthening its unity and cooperation with other developing countries as well as protect the country's common interests.

"We will continue to hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and mutual benefit, and coordinate China's domestic and international efforts. We remain fully committed to peaceful development and pursing a win-win strategy of opening up. We will resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty security, and developmental interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and legal persons overseas. We will help develop a new type of international relations based on mutual benefit and cooperation, work to deepen strategic dialogue and practical cooperation with other major countries, and work to build a sound and stable framework for major-country relations. We will work comprehensively to make progress in neighborhood diplomacy and work to create a community with a common future with our neighbors." he said.
I think it also has something to do with @Shotgunner51 's global south strategy.
 
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The following were all captured in 2013 when I traveled along the silk road.

The Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR Line under construction
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The old Lanzhou-Xinjiang Line
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Wild Energy
The biggest wind farm project
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National Expressway
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New Urumqi
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National Highway in Keramay, Xinjiang
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Provincial Highway in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
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Village road in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
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Kazakh villages

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A Tuvan village
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I think it also has something to do with @Shotgunner51 's global south strategy.

Excellent pics ... :tup:

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new strategy of one road and one belt, china will focuse on economic building on this belt and road.

Nice! Got a pic in English?
 
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The world should return to what it should be. AsiaEuro continent plus Africa was core of the planet, and it will be.
 
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so that ´s all?
the maritime silk road in SE Asia is basically a stop in singapore.
SE Asia countries are basically connected with China by land, a good railway system can finish the job well, so marine road is not for SE Asia mostly.
 
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SE Asia countries are basically connected with China by land, a good railway system can finish the job well, so marine road is not for SE Asia mostly.
so your proposed maritime silk road will bypass vietnam and most of other SE asian countries, except singapore. or do I miss something?

I don´t read any plans to upgrade the poor railway connection between china to vietnam.
 
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so your proposed maritime silk road will bypass vietnam and most of other SE asian countries, except singapore. or do I miss something?

I don´t read any plans to upgrade the poor railway connection between china to vietnam.

It's up to Vietnam's decision. Thailand is the geo-center of ASEAN, all railway will be connected in Thailand, then extend to Singapore.

It's up to Vietnam's decision. Thailand is the geo-center of ASEAN, all railway will be connected in Thailand, then extend to Singapore.

The way can go through Laos or Myanmar, Vietnam is the marginal area, you know.
 
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