In 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative to the world Strip and the Silk Road, a vast belt of global infrastructure and economic development. These include direct investment, joint construction of major communication routes for circulation and the exchange of goods, and effective rapprochement of peoples. All under the win-win principle promoted by China mentioned above.
About the first decade wonThe embassy of the Asian giant in Venezuela organized a meeting this Thursday, June 1, attended by Ambassador Lan Hu and other relevant government figures, such as Vice Minister of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President of the Simón Bolívar Institute, Carlos Ron.
Ambassador Hu then gave a short presentation Broadcast of two documentaries produced by the CGTN broadcaster that reveal the benefits of this project already consolidated as an undeniable reality. From the start, he explained the thousand-year origin of the idea. “On the one hand, we want to build a new strip to deepen economic cooperation on this continent, Asia and Europe. On the other hand, the route is related to the 21st century Maritime Silk Road as there was an ancient Maritime Silk Road leading from China to Australia, South Pacific countries and Latin America through the Philippines.
Five important pillars
Next, the diplomat, who arrived in Caracas last April for his new role, specified this The initiative has five pillars. These are: policy coordination with a shared strategic vision, infrastructure connection to promote better transport conditions, trade and investment with greater flow, cooperation in financing and finally cultural exchange. The latter is nothing more than “the strengthening of a deeper understanding between people”.
The data are positive
Ambassador Hu stressed that Belt and Road will be particularly helpful in addressing the current and upcoming challenges facing humanity. The figures that have emerged from these two decades of work shed light on their importance and scope.
Hu said, “We have built a large family consisting of 150 countries and more than 32 global organizations. We have signed more than 200 kinds of cooperation documents, including 18 free trade agreements between China and member countries of the family. We also performed more than three thousand concrete projects on the five pillars mentioned above.
He added that trade in goods between China and the other members of the Gaza Strip doubled over the period 2013-2022. up to $2.07 billion, with an annual growth of 8%. “And by the end of 2022, Chinese companies had invested in the countries of this big family.” up to $47 billion and more than 421,000 direct jobs were created.
As if that were not enough, as part of this initiative, China too has built more than 80 industrial parks in 20 countries, because the idea is “the industrialization of developing countries for the benefit of improving people’s lives”. In the case of Latin America More than 21 countries have joined the initiativegradually since 2018. “It’s a natural expansion,” the spokesman said.
According to a forecast by the World Bank, this initiative will generate up to 1.6 billion dollars annually by 2030, which is 1.3% of global gross domestic product (GDP). “It will also be possible More than 8 million residents are moving out of poverty“, happen.
dissenting votes
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the United States is firmly opposed to the unstoppable, perhaps because it knows that a different world is emerging as an immediate consequence.
“Some countries don’t want it, saying it’s a tool used by China for geopolitical gain and to control the world out of economic vanity.” Absolutely not. It’s a completely open, transparent platform. China never puts pressure on its friends. With all due respect, if you want to take part with great pleasure, that’s no problem, if not. “China never puts pressure on friends,” Lan Hu said.
The curious thing, the diplomat said, is that “although China is making large investments in social development and the fight against poverty, the United States proposes to spend more than $10 billion on its defense from 2022 to 2033.” It is very dangerous, terrible and worrying. But he says China and Venezuela are a threat to the world. We don’t understand their logic.”
Eurasia, heart of the world
Fittingly, Member of the National Assembly and Vice-President of the China-Venezuela Parliamentary Friendship Group Rodolfo Sanz explained that Eurasia, the central leg of the route, is the heart of the planet. “That’s what the United States is worried about.”
appreciated that is in the hands of China the “only way between now and 2050 will a new world order peacefully emerge, or the existing one be rebuilt for the better and with more balance.” Otherwise, the United States will impose its hegemony with blood and fire.
For his part, Deputy Secretary of State Carlos Ron stressed that “dialogue among ourselves is the best way to understand the geopolitical moment we are living in (…) Venezuela shares this.” new way of international relations because it is a reflection of the Bolivarian vision of the balance of the universe and immutable peace.”
“It’s time for win-win cooperation and building a development model that puts people’s development needs first,” he said. He recalled that the Chinese socialist model had achieved success Lift 700 million people out of poverty.
teleSUR, the key medium to break the silence
Only those who are against it have tried to silence this project. However, teleSUR has communicated the matter with timely information and analysis. Its president, the journalist Patricia Villegas, assured that “throughout the history of teleSUR, just before the 18th birthday, we have followed and informed these demands and struggles.”
“This whole panorama opens up space for an integration project that goes beyond the mere commercial (…) The countries of Latin America see in the Strip and the Route a new form of relationship in which the principle of peaceful coexistence prevails«. “According to several analysts, this is a key aspect for reshaping trade relations,” he said.
“According to official figures, the value of annual trade in the countries joining this plan has doubled. Trade between China and Latin America hit a record nearly $486 billion in 2022. China is the second largest trading partner in our region and even the most important trading partner in countries like Brazil, Chile, Peru and others. “In countries like Venezuela, this blessed land has been the key to strengthening strategic ties between the two countries,” he added..
Likewise, he opined that “they want to force our southern countries to be simple suppliers of raw materials, with no exchange of technology, let alone science.”
Villegas concluded his speech by saying: “We firmly believe in the urgency of construction.” new mechanisms of economic and commercial exchange compelling us to take steps to consolidate alliances in communications and information.”